Category Archives: the Farm

Really Done

Posted on October 20, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It snowed today, so maybe now I can really call it. Yesterday, just in time, I got the garlic in their bed and topped with 6 inches of straw. On Thursday, I vowed to be really done preserving. Really. I cut off … Continue reading →

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Long Prairie

Posted on September 21, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today was one of those miraculous days during which things unfold again and again into the extraordinary. Today we went to Long Prairie. Long Prairie is a little more than an hour from where we live. You take the interstate … Continue reading →

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Moving On and Taking Stock

Posted on September 16, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today was the first of those misty mornings when steam is rising from the local lakes and ponds and everyone notices the sun’s low trajectory. There are tomatoes on the vine, a few final zucchini, and plenty of unripe peppers. … Continue reading →

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Canning Days

Posted on August 27, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’m only working two days this week, in part because the next few weeks will be very busy, but also because it is canning season. I can’t imagine being a teacher now– right when all the work has to be … Continue reading →

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Blogosphere

Posted on August 24, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

First, just had to share this photo of a little tree frog on a cucumber outside my front door last night. I guess he just wanted to be this green! Usually I have one on the metal part of my … Continue reading →

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Tomatillos Every Way Possible

Posted on August 20, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been distracted by my tomatillos. So very many tomatillos. The issue is that I haven’t really integrated them in with my other veggies. In fact, I am struggling with that in general. Last night I made Thai basil pesto and mixed … Continue reading →

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The Varied Prairie

Posted on August 13, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Every year the prairie is different. Last year it was glutted with black-eyed Susan (rudbeckia) and this year I have hardly seen any. The burn this spring has activated seeds of flowers we’ve never seen before. Among these, the most … Continue reading →

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Surprises

Posted on August 4, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been vegetable gardening now for five years, and I’m no longer completely surprised that when I put in a seed, food grows. It is still amazing how much food grows from a single seed, but I also get downright … Continue reading →

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Potatoes and Pests

Posted on July 30, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

When I started gardening seriously a few years ago, a friend gave me a stack of books on organic gardening. I was especially interested in the one on preventing and treating for insects. I waited for bugs to appear and … Continue reading →

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Garden Feast

Posted on July 28, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This week I’ve been down with a summer cold. A summer cold is its own thing, inexplicable– how could I catch something in the summer? And maybe more awful for its misery in the face of lovely weather. I’m not … Continue reading →

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