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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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SOME OF THE BLOGS I FOLLOW
- A Little Bit Of Sunshine
- Allotment2Kitchen
- Annie’s Kitchen Garden
- Bloom Bake Create
- Cold Hands Warm Earth
- Daphne's Dandelions
- Dave's Square Foot Garden
- Eight Gate Farm – New Hampshire
- From Seed To Table
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- Mike's Bean Patch
- Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments
- Rainbow Chard
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Category Archives: Travel
Maui Getaway
I don’t post a lot of travel photos here, but I know some of my readers enjoy them, so I thought I would share a few recent ones. Last month my wife and I escaped the cold of Indiana and … Continue reading
Running and Heading for Shelters
I don’t post a lot of travel pics here, but I know some of my readers do enjoy them. I also know there’s a lot of cat lovers out there, so this post is also for them. My wife and … Continue reading
Photo Friday: A Smoky Retreat
My wife and I just got back from a trip to the Smoky Mountains. It’s been over ten years since we were last there, though we weren’t too far away a couple of years ago when we visited Asheville, NC. … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday, Travel
Tagged Cats, Gatlinburg, hiking, Pigeon Forge, Smoky Mountains, sorghum, yard art
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This and That
I’ve been busy the last couple of days doing inventory on my seed stores and planning my 2016 seed orders. I store most of my seeds in ziploc bags inside plastic boxes, organized into various groups like brassicas, salad greens, … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged Cats, Diamond Head, fermented food, ginger beer, Hawaii, seeds
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Photo Friday: Biltmore House and Gardens
During our recent trip to Asheville, NC, we toured the magnificent Biltmore Estate. This mansion was built by George W Vanderbilt II and completed in 1895. It is the largest privately owned house in the U.S., with 178,926 square feet … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged Asheville, Biltmore Estate, gardens, Photography, tour, Travel
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