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Birthday Meal
I’ve been so preoccupied by the greenhouse goodies that I have not paid much attention to the outdoor garden. All I see out there is weeds, mostly, though suddenly things are getting started out there. Yesterday was my birthday, so … Continue reading
Posted in food, garden, Greenhouse, recipe
Tagged garden produce, kabob spice mix, Middle Eastern kabobs, tzatziki sauce
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Wild White Indigo
Thinking about blog post topics a few days ago (before this strange flurry of activity!) I thought: chickens, recipe/garden, beauty. I’ve been walking around in beauty with a poem line in my head for it seems like three weeks: … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, prairie, the Farm
Tagged beauty, living with cancer, prairie flowers, prairie life, PTSG, wild white indigo
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No Food Gap
Usually this time in June is a bare spot in our garden eating. I pulled the bolted lettuce from the greenhouse today (though I still have some in the regular garden). I’ve thinned the beets in the garden so there … Continue reading
Posted in food, garden, recipe
Tagged garden vegetables, garlic scape pesto, greenhouse, greenhouse vegetables, mint pesto, pesto
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Chicken Update
I know you’ve been waiting to hear about my new flock of chickens. It’s been awhile since I’ve caught you up. I’m pleased to report they are every bit as entertaining as the last group. “Blackie,” the sole survivor of … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm
Tagged Americauna, backyard chickens, Blue-laced Wyandottes, raising chickens
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My Tribe
I just returned from my college reunion. It was wonderful to be back in Grinnell, Iowa, with my tribe. I knew some of those in attendance back in college, but I’ve developed many more relationships with people in our … Continue reading
Posted in cancer
Tagged aging, cancer survivor, Grinnell College, ovarian cancer, reunion
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Pre-Season Growth in the Greenhouse
The greenhouse is officially a game changer. At this point I’m just wondering how I can wrestle more space (always I need more!) for beds so I can expand my spring– and fall– production next year. I wasn’t sure what … Continue reading
Posted in garden, Greenhouse
Tagged garden vegetables, greenhouse, greenhouse gardening, May season
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The Newest Immigrants
This was the final week of the school year in the local ESL program where I’ve been tutoring. We started in March as outreach to Somali women who have moved to our town. The six women who have participated are … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, St. Joseph, Uncategorized
Tagged Central Minnesota refugees, ESL, immigrant experience, Somali food, Somali immigrants
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Tenacious Weeds
I got the worst of the weeds out of raised bed #15 yesterday. The worst are thistle, and this bed had a lot of thistle. It’s the worst because it will come back and because it stings my hands if … Continue reading
Chickens Just Want to be Free (Range)
This is an angry chicken. Last Sunday we moved her over to her “summer” digs, out of the barn and to the pen and coop behind the house. I was a little nervous about how she would react to the young … Continue reading
Posted in the Farm
Tagged backyard chickens, raising chickens
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