• Bees & Pollinators,  DIY

    Bee Relocation

    After much debate, we’ve decided to move the bees.  Don’t worry, we’re not moving them to someone else’s property.  Instead, we’re moving them from our front yard into our backyard. Why?  Well, the main reason is because, as we learned last year, it turns out I am extremely allergic to bee stings.  I have purchased an EpiPen and haven’t been…

  • Eat,  Grow,  Harvest,  Prepare

    Independence Days

    Happy Independence Days everyone! With the weather still acting…well…not very winter-like, I spent a little time last weekend watering our fruit trees.  The terrifying thing is that they’re already trying to bud out. Why is this terrifying?  Well, because we still have a good three months of freezing and possible frosts to look forward to.  Anyhow…In preparation for the warmer…

  • Eat,  Grow,  Harvest,  Prepare

    Independence Days

    Happy Independence days everyone!  Here are this weeks accomplishments… Plant something:  1 flat of greens (Sassy Salad, Micro Greens & Spinach) Yellow Taxi Tomatoes Cherokee Purple Tomatoes Roma Tomatoes Brandywine Tomatoes I’ve got visions of tomatoes dancing in my head… Harvest something:  1 oz mixed greens 15 eggs Preserve something:  I’m wondering if I can count the seeds I have…

  • Grow,  Harvest

    Independence Days

    Here’s my very first Independence Days post!  I’ve found that I’ve struggled a bit with what should actually be written here for a couple of reasons.  1) There are things we have gotten in the habit of doing and now we just do them without really thinking about it.  This is a good thing, no doubt, and interesting to reflect on.  2)…

  • Grow

    2012 Garden Planning

    With a full year of really gardening under our belts (we’re like newborns, I swear, there’s so much to learn!), we’re trying to figure out how to grow even more veggies in our limited space! I recently borrowed How to Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavons from my friends at Spotty Dog Farm and took lots of notes on BioIntensive…

  • Harvest

    Harvest Monday

    Happy Monday everyone! I’ve been checking on (and watering) our hoop houses/wagons about once a week.  Their growth is slow and not very exciting, so I don’t usually bother during the week, just on the weekends.  The short days are also a factor and I don’t ever want to let the heat out of them in the evenings.  After checking…