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Tag Archives: blueberries
Stars of the Garden in 2015
It’s time for my annual review of what did well in the garden, and what didn’t. In my 2014 review, I called 2014 the Year of Blueberries and Beans, since both did well here and gave us 50 pounds or … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged asparagus, blackberries, blueberries, currants, garlic, gooseberries, kale, peppers, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash
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Harvest Monday November 23, 2015
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Harvests here are slowing down for sure, with me harvesting cold weather crops on an as-needed basis. I needed some kale last week for a dish I was making, … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged blueberries, chimichurri, greenhouse, kale, parsley, raspberries, Seminole, winter squash
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Monday Recap: Crunchy and Seeded
Lots of crunchy vegetables are coming in right now. Like the April Cross daikon radishes. I’ll probably ferment some of those in the below photo for crunchy pickles. A little bit of them went on a salad yesterday, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening
Tagged blueberries, bluebirds, carrots, crackers, garlic, gooseberries, house sparrows, kohlrabi, lacto-fermentation, lettuce, Monday Recap, radishes, raspberries, tepary
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Monday Recap: June Swoon
Here at Happy Acres we are swooning about cherries. Well, we are excited about them, but not to the point of fainting. Last week my wife and I made what has become our annual pilgrimage to Farview Orchards to pick … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged asparagus, blackberries, blueberries, bluebirds, cherries, lacto-fermentation, lettuce, Monday Recap, onions, radishes, raspberries
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