With the warmest months upon us I’ve been trying to be better about spending the quiet moments of the early mornings in the garden, in the field, or in the herb garden among friends… gently sowing, weeding, or harvesting, listening to the morning calls of birds, and enjoying the crisp late spring air before the heat of the day settles…
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Anyone else feel like time is just speeding by? It’s hard to believe that we’re already here in June, but… here we are! At the beginning of last month I was feeling well ahead of our typical Spring tasks with seeds sown early, no goat kids to take care of (or mamas to milk), and the warm weather feeling fresh…
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The spuds are in! 50 pounds of Golden Globes, an alternative to Yukon Gold, went into the ground last weekend, our biggest planting yet. We ordered a bit late so didn’t have a ton of options available to us but decided that the Golden Globes (an alternative to Yukon Golds) sounded yummy and should keep well enough through the coldest…
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With the hope and inspiration of Spring upon us I’m determined to keep my 2022 garden prep & planning at the top of my priority list. Easy peasy, right? Eh… maybe 😉 See, if I’m being honest here (which I intend to be), the last couple of years have a bit of a blur with all of the external (and…
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When we first moved onto the property we are caretaking there was an old restaurant fridge (think loud, big, and heavy with sliding glass doors) in the tool shed that was used for fruit storage as the berries and orchard fruit came in during the growing season. It was in no way big enough but it worked well with the…
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Want to grow your own vegetables but are short on time? Whether the season has gotten away from you, you’ve just recently been inspired to grow some of the food you put on the table, or you have a hankering to grow several veggies quickly and over the course of several months, these six vegetables you can grow in less…
