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Tag Archives: greens
February Garden
We continue to get a nice amount of fresh food to eat from our garden in February. Last week we had enough lettuce, spinach and arugula to have a couple of nice salads for lunch. Those greens all came from … Continue reading
Snow Daze
It snowed again here yesterday. By the looks of things, we got maybe 2 inches of the stuff. We’ve had a lot of snow days this winter season. Not necessarily a lot of snow at one time, but a lot … Continue reading
Eating The Harvest
Today I thought I’d show a few photos of what we did with our harvests last week. Some of the harvests were from some time ago, like the spaghetti squash I baked one night for dinner. These Small Wonder squashes … Continue reading
Vegetables for 2011
I have finally managed to compile the list of vegetables we are currently planning to grow here in 2011. It is difficult to rein myself in, because I am always trying different varieties to see which ones perform best here … Continue reading
Winter Greens
I harvested some of our winter greens on an as-needed basis last week. First up was some komatsuna that has been growing in one of the cold frame beds since October. These plants have been frozen and thawed on an … Continue reading

