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The Nettle Soup Experiment
Usually, I am not very interested in descending too far into the weed category for my food. Nettles are pretty far down there, not just a weed but a noxious, stinging weed! However, my sister-in-law Annie has been talking about … Continue reading
First Prairie Flowers
Last year, after much spraying and mowing and spraying and mowing, vast new areas around our house and what is known as “the commons” were seeded in prairie flowers. A heavy mix of flowers. Now we get to see what … Continue reading
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Gardening Consequences
When you read stories about people gardening, often it’s this idyllic picture of a grandmother and child or mother and child going out to the garden and picking and eating things right off the vine. Tomatoes bursting in their mouth. … Continue reading
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Turtles
Turtles are a major part of our ecosystem out here. I’ve always been a big fan of turtles. Back when I lived in Chicago, I’d often walk the few blocks to Rosehill Cemetery and the pond there to see the … Continue reading
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Potatoes
The first time you shovel dirt in over the new leafy potato plants, it just feels SO wrong. The second time, it feels even worse. I mean, they worked so hard to come up through that hard dirt, the newly … Continue reading
All Things Spinach: Palak Paneer
I went to the first outdoor farmer’s market in St. Joseph today, and was quite proud of my garden. I bought asparagus (next year I’ll have my own), but the other fresh offerings were all things I have (except green … Continue reading
Sand Hill Cranes 2012
Sand Hill Cranes tend to return each year to the same spot to breed. They are also, like swans, monogamous pairs. We’ve had a pair in our wetlands for four years now. Each year they have one or two babies. … Continue reading
Extending the Season: an experiment
I just looked back through this blog at the garden entries from May 2011, 2010 and 2009. I can’t quite believe I’ve been blogging this long but I’m also amazed at what a helpful chronicle it is of my gardening learning curve. Each year … Continue reading
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The Ten-Day Forecast
For about a month, I’ve been checking the 10-day forecast at least every other day. It tends to change over the course of 10 days, though usually the highs just get higher and the lows lower. Since March was like April … Continue reading
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Fettuccine with Ricotta, Spinach and Duck Egg
A couple of nights ago I started watching the TED lecture videos on food that are now available through Netflix. (That’s a 21st century sentence if I ever read one…) I watched Mark Bittman and several others talking about being a … Continue reading
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