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June 1st already?

It’s hard to believe it’s already June.  Anyone who works in a high school will tell you that the month of June is pretty much one of those periods of time when you just show up every morning with the expectation that your day won’t be over until 9:00 or 10:00 at night.  For whatever [...]

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Help!

Okay, I know that some of you are struggling with space in your sunny rooms with rows and rows of seedlings ready to be planted, but waiting another week for the “official” end of frost season.  Some of you are pondering the placement of pea vines and wondering if you should go ahead and plant [...]

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Huh! Who knew?
I’ve mentioned before, I’m not a gardener. I know it’s antithetical to the cause, but when I started this blog it was with the intention of seeing if someone could eat primarily local foods without producing them herself. Well, folks, you can.
More and more, though, as I enjoy summer’s bounty [...]

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Eating locally has really translated into eating a lot more vegetables this summer.  About three weeks into the new adventure, we realized we were throwing away a really great resource as we peeled and chopped and seeded those great veggies into the trash.  And, we had this pickle barrel.

So, the ever-supportive, patient husband that I [...]

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