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Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Well, after what feels like a very long time, we are finally harvesting again!  I always forget how a few greens growing under grow lights can brighten up our lunches and make me yearn for Spring and all that She brings with her!In addition to the hopefulness of greens, our ladies are happily laying again as well.  There were a…
February 4, 2013
Eggs!

Eggs!

I am incredibly happy to report that our chickens are officially laying again!  We hit a dry spell there last fall when several of the ladies were molting...Then, the weather got cold and I think they all went on strike! That is, until last week when they started laying again  :-)  Thank goodness!  We've been getting 5-7 eggs a day…
January 28, 2013
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday, everyone!Well, I am happy to report that we finally harvested some beets! Three full pounds of them! These guys were planted in the late spring in one of my bio intensive beds (corn, bush beans and beets) as an experiment and did pretty well.  They were a little slow to grow, I think because the corn grew so…
November 26, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Well, the cold has officially hit.  It will warm up again, but our lows over the last couple of days have been down in the teens (not normal for Santa Fe in November), which has given me some pause.  After last years mild winter, I'm wondering how this winter will really treat us...Anyhow, we're lucky enough to still…
November 12, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!I missed last weeks Harvest Monday because I was in Milwaukee visiting my very best friend in the world!  We were watching Sandy hammer the east coast, eating good (comfort) food, painting and enjoying the wonder that 20+ years of friendship brings :-)But I digress...I must catch up on harvesting and tallying...that's what you're here for, aren't you?…
November 5, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Well, things aren't incredibly exciting here in the way of harvests now.  We do, however, still have a few tomato vines that are holding onto some beautiful fruits (a Barnes Mountain Yellow, two Orange Flesh Purple Smudges and an Italian Heirloom), though they are ripening rather slowly with the cooler weather and shorter days!  They will have to,…
October 22, 2012