urban farming/homesteading

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Garden Views…From the Rooftop

Garden Views…From the Rooftop

With summer well on its way, the days have been long and hot and smokey.  I finally got up on the roof yesterday to hook up our swamp cooler and decided to bring my camera with me to get a birds eye view of our yard. Now, here's a little factoid about me...I don't like heights.  I'm not terrified of…
June 3, 2012
Cherry Carnage & Strawberry Protection

Cherry Carnage & Strawberry Protection

Whelp...after all the excitement and promise of cherries last week, it looks like I was worried about the wrong pest.  This is what has happened over the past few days...Do you see the two almost ripe cherries?Now, do you see the devoured cherry above them?Yep...all our beautiful, ripe cherries have been devoured, making a few nice meals for the local…
May 30, 2012
Strawberry Rhubarb Honey Galette

Strawberry Rhubarb Honey Galette

First off, these are not our strawberries.  While we are patiently waiting for our first strawberry harvest, we couldn't resist picking up a few from the store.  This is, however, our rhubarb!  Yay!  Our first real rhubarb harvest!  A whole 12 ounces...3 1/2cups worth...the perfect amount to add a few strawberries to and turn into something phenomenal :-)The original recipe…
May 29, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday (and Memorial Day), everyone!We spent a lot of time in the garden yesterday trying to get as much done as possible before the onslaught of summer really begins.  While everything is planted out much sooner than it was last year at this time, I just can't seem to shake this overwhelming urge to get everything in the ground…
May 28, 2012
Broody – Drawing Blood & Back in Solitary

Broody – Drawing Blood & Back in Solitary

Ugh...Broody is back in solitary confinement.  This time, though, we put her in the outdoor chick brooder instead of the little one in the garage since she beat herself up last time.Why is she in there again?  Well, because she is officially on the cull list :-(  We tried solitary the first time and it didn't work.  So, then we…
May 27, 2012
Meyer Lemon Tree

Meyer Lemon Tree

Well, we finally broke down and purchased ourselves a little lemon tree!  We've been talking about it for a while and have debated the pros and cons and have decided to go ahead and jump on it. It's really little right now...more of a bush than a tree...but it has itty bitty lemons on it and that makes me happy!…
May 24, 2012