In the Garden

237 articles
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day everyone!This weeks harvest includes more greens from under our grow lights, a bit of spinach from our hoop houses/wagons and a little extra bonus!Yep...you guessed it...our chickens have begun laying eggs again.  I mean, really laying eggs...not the whole one every few days bit we've been struggling with for what feels like forever!  I'm…
January 16, 2012
Winter Bees

Winter Bees

The bees are cleaning house! A couple of days ago the sun was shining and it was pretty warm out (50ish is my guess), so the bees took the opportunity to clean out their dead.  One by one they flew out with a dead bee in their clutches and simply dropped said bee on the ground in front of their…
January 4, 2012

Freeze Yer Buns Challenge Update

Well, we have been officially freezing' our buns for the last month, but the real challenge has popped up over the last several days!  With temps falling below zero a few nights in a row (which seems to be turning into a new norm, here...at least after last February's record breaking lows and this months lows reaching well below zero)…
December 7, 2011
Freeze Yer Buns Challenge!

Freeze Yer Buns Challenge!

With the sun shining brightly above us and no more freezing temperatures forecast for at least the next several days, ice crystals and snow seem so very far away...but I know they're coming (and am hopeful they'll make for some more beautiful photos)!Well, after much family discussion, we've decided to jump in to Crunchy Chicken's  Freeze Yer Buns Challenge!!!  Our goal is to…
October 22, 2011
Preparing the Bees for Hibernation

Preparing the Bees for Hibernation

After our little honey accident a little over a month ago and my sting reaction a few weeks ago, we've (I've) been a little hesitant to get back into the bees.  However, it had to be done...and soon since the weather is turning whether I want it to or not.  So, we suited up and went out, smoker in hand, to…
October 20, 2011
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!This week brought us the last of the acorn and butternut squash and blue corn, many more tomatoes and lemon cucumbers and the first of the fall kale.  Oh, and I can't forget the single, tiny jalapeno.I am trying to find my balance between my new school life and the rest of my life, so I'm not spending…
October 3, 2011