Category Archives: garden

First Signs of Plug Life

Posted on April 19, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Prairie plants are not at all like vegetables. Vegetables need so much care and are so varied in the way they prefer to grow. Just ask my pepper and tomato plants, newly transplanted but brought back inside for one last … Continue reading →

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micros and babies

Posted on April 11, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

On April 8, we ate our first salad of baby arugula from the greenhouse. I was planning on keeping it growing until Easter, but you have to cut it when it’s ready– arugula especially will get sharp. With some luck … Continue reading →

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Chickens 2.0

Posted on March 30, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

March is an odd month. As it draws to a close, there are signs of new life and new horizons everywhere on the farm. It occurred to me yesterday that– “Hey, I didn’t go back to work!” I had meant … Continue reading →

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Slow Down

Posted on March 15, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Am I still a blogger? It has been what, three weeks? More? In that time we’ve taken a trip to New York. I was determined to start looking for work on March 1, but instead work came to me, with … Continue reading →

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Raised Beds (Greenhouse Edition)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’m home! And Steve has been busy while I’ve been away. In addition to cleaning out his parents’ house, he was putting the finishing touches on the greenhouse– including installing the major exhaust fan and small fans, installing the heater … Continue reading →

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Greenhouse Days

Posted on October 21, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

There is no act more hopeful than buying seeds. I am a seed junkie, and cannot help myself. So when the ads for “end-of-season sale seeds” started coming into my inbox, I spent a lot of time reading the descriptions … Continue reading →

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First Frost Kitchen

Posted on October 8, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

The garden season this year has played out consistently. There has been a lot of growth, a fair amount of disease, and meager harvests. Only the poblano peppers (a plant I bought, didn’t start from seed) produced enough small peppers … Continue reading →

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Blemished

Posted on September 2, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I am still in the state where everything is about cancer. It’s like people say that you don’t remember hearing anything about x, y, z (usually a disease) until you or a loved one gets it. Then suddenly every news story … Continue reading →

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August

Posted on August 24, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It has been a beautiful August. Just like June and July. The prairie behind our house was burned very late in the season, so it is behind– or it is just different than the other prairie. The river of blue … Continue reading →

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Summer Eating

Posted on August 23, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It is wonderful to be back in the kitchen during tomato season. Even with a sparsely producing garden, there are ingredients to match my energy level without completely overwhelming me. My temptation in these times– as during the weeks of chemotherapy … Continue reading →

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