As I mentioned earlier this week, I do believe that our summer will quickly transition into fall this year. With cooler weather at our doorstep (or, at least, on its way), I’ve been thinking a lot about our fall and winter garden. Last year’s winter garden failed miserably. We literally harvested nothing. We attempted to overwinter our veggies in a…
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MATERIALS: Directions to the nearest Community Garden, your Nature Journal or a notebook with your questions/so you can take notes, a camera. TIME FRAME: 1-2 hours PROCEDURE: Research Community Gardens in your area. Find out if they have specific tour dates when volunteers might be available to talk to you and answer any questions you have. If so, schedule a…
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Somewhere online (maybe on Pinterest), I read that you can preserve herbs in oil. It was one of those “Aha/Duh” moments because it was so simple! So, last year we attempted this trick for the first time and it worked perfectly! This year, with an abundance of basil on hand, we’ve already begun the process of harvesting, chopping, pouring and…
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Grow I fear that the garden has reached its peak and it’s all downhill from here. Why? Well, for the past couple of nights, it’s been cold enough for me to sleep with long pants and a long sleeved shirt on. Yep, that’s my science 😉 Really, though, the days have been a bit cooler (high 70s to mid-80s) and…
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As mentioned in my original How to Prep for the Unexpected post, I am determined to tighten up our emergency plans and supplies. So, in the interest of starting at the beginning and after being inspired by sites like everyday-carry and everydaycarryblog, as well as a couple of old posts by Kelly and Erik at Root Simple, I’ve decided to stick to…
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