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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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A Cauliflower Trick
I’m not sure where I picked up this helpful hint, but I kinda love it. Cauliflower will supposedly turn green with too much exposure to sunlight. I harvested my first head– 14 oz!! yesterday from the early planting. But before … Continue reading
Posted in garden
Tagged beets, cauliflower, growing cauliflower, growing food, organic vegetable gardening
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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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Early Eats
Now that I’ve been at this several years, the blog provides a good garden diary. Last night as we dug into a plate of gorgonzola broccoli pasta, it just seemed impossibly early. And sure enough, the record shows that broccoli … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe
Tagged Asian bean salad, azuki beans, bean salad, broccoli, garden, ginger dressing, growing broccoli, organic vegetables
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All In
As of last night, the garden is officially “all in.” There is something in all of the 15 raised beds, the onions, potatoes and beans are going strong and the two projects: chicken coop and squash bed, are complete. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm, Uncategorized
Tagged backyard chickens, garden, gardening, homesteading, organic vegetable gardening, spring garden, squash gardening
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Coop Update
I’ve been avoiding a coop update for a few weeks now because the construction proceeded really pathetically. It was hard to get Steve’s help unless it was a rain day, and who wants to build a chicken coop in the … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm
Tagged backyard chickens, chicken coops, homesteading, raising chickens
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What is Homesteading?
Recently, more “homesteading bloggers” have been finding my blog. I am pretty sure it was the addition of “backyard chickens” to my entries. A few days ago I read an entry by a young Canadian blogger I really like at … Continue reading
Harvest Day
Thursday has become my harvest day here on the farm. I’m trying something new, focusing my harvesting here during greens season on one day a week instead of just going out there randomly for a salad or two. Sure, the … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm
Tagged CSA, garden, growing produce, homesteading, organic vegetable gardening
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Chicken Wars
I should have known it would go down this way. When we put my five chickens in with Tim and Annie’s four chickens last Sunday, it was obvious that mine were bigger and (let’s face it) more beautiful. The Rhode … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm, Uncategorized
Tagged backyard chickens, bullies, chickens, homesteading, raising chickens, Rhode Island Reds, Silver Laced Wyandottes
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