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Some things new
I’ve planted new varieties this year throughout the garden. It’s fun pulling up a different colored carrot, watching the cabbages develop, and I’m enjoying the long, straight Longfellow cucumbers in addition to my usual “homemade pickles” variety. I planted ten types … Continue reading
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Tagged fennel, organic gardening, organic vegetable gardening
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Alpha Chicken
I had such a nice day Thursday with the chickens. Me and Biggie are good buddies and this morning while the other four were busy with the fresh water and feed she followed me out of the pen and stood as … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm
Tagged backyard chickens, chickens, homestead, homesteading, organic gardening, raising chickens
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Some Garden Cookin’
What a difference a week can make. We had a visit from Steve’s daughter Catherine and her boyfriend Homer over the 4th of July holiday. When they arrived, June 26, I scrounged to make a meal. It was fabulous, farmer’s … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe
Tagged beet green recipe, cabbage, chicken stir fry, edible garden, garden stir fry, organic gardening, stir fry, summer vegetables, vegetable gardening
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Late June Joy
There are many things to be happy about as June draws to a close, including the two major Supreme Court decisions this week. Also, it is June, and it’s been gorgeous! The flowers are blooming and midsummer variety is coming … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe
Tagged cauliflower recipe, cauliflower soup, cream of cauliflower soup, organic gardening, organic vegetable gardening, pea trellis, pea vines, Polish cauliflower soup
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Weeds and the New Machine
I was complaining about weeds on Facebook yesterday and getting lots of sympathy. It doesn’t bother me to weed if I am able to be systematic about it. If you just go out and attack the weeds all the time, … Continue reading
Posted in garden, prairie
Tagged homesteading, organic gardening, weeding organic beds, weeds
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Figuring Out Onions
Every year I learn many things in the garden, but usually I also have one large leap forward. The first year I discovered radishes. Last year was more a kitchen discovery: carrot top pesto, which answered the question of what to … Continue reading
Posted in garden
Tagged growing green onions, growing onions, growing scallions, growing vegetables, onions, organic gardening, scallions, shallots
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Planting
This is my first real harvest of the season, from April 30, 2015. The greens and radishes came out of the cold frame and the asparagus and chives just came up out of the ground! Most of what these days … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard chickens, gardening, organic gardening, potato grow bags
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Pretty Enough to Eat
Today I was preparing my garlic beds for planting. I brought in two straw bales and the country store where I bought them had bags of apples– 20 lbs for $20! Score! These are locally grown and “minimally sprayed.” That … Continue reading
Posted in garden
Tagged apples, choosing organic produce, eating sprouts, nettles, organic gardening, purslane, sprouts
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Kraut
Every day I’m harvesting produce, and it’s still kind of alarming to see all of it in the pails on the counter or out on the ledge by the kitchen door. Every day I try to do something that counts … Continue reading
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Tagged cabbage, fall harvest, growing vegetables, homemade sauerkraut, organic gardening, red pepper sauce, sauerkraut, tomatillo salsa, vegetable gardening
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July Garden Tour
I keep hearing how everything is late this year, but you couldn’t tell by me. Everything this summer has crept up on me. I wasn’t ready for my birthday in June. July 4 went by like a blur. And in … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm
Tagged beans, green arrow peas, mid-summer vegetables, organic gardening, organic vegetable growing, pea pesto, peas, summer, vegetable gardening
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