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Hi, I'm Dave and thanks for visiting. I garden in Zone 6b in southern Indiana, and I blog here about gardening, nature and food.
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Author Archives: Dave @ HappyAcres
My Favorite Bread Recipes
My wife and I have been baking all our own bread for the last ten years or so, and along the way we’ve found quite a few of our favorite recipes. Since current events have given people all around the … Continue reading
Harvest Monday April 13, 2020
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It was an exciting week here as the first spear of asparagus made it’s way out of the ground. We got our first one last year … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged asparagus, bread, kale rapini, lettuce, purple sprouting broccoli, sprouts
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Harvest Monday April 6, 2020
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. April finds us healthy and well fed here, and that’s no fooling! My wife and I have been keeping busy with gardening work outside, and going … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged asparagus, kale, kale rapini, lettuce, purple sprouting broccoli
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Early April Greenhouse Tour
Today I want to give a quick tour of the greenhouse to show what’s growing in there in early April. With the weather here moderating a bit, I have started moving a few of the over-wintered herbs outside. That makes … Continue reading
Posted in Greenhouse
Tagged cilantro, green garlic, greenhouse, kale, kale rapini, kohlrabi, petunias, purple sprouting broccoli, seedlings
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Harvest Monday March 30, 2020
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It’s a lot of familiar faces here in the harvest basket along with a few new ones. I cut more of the Salanova red and green … Continue reading

