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- Annie’s Kitchen Garden
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- Cold Hands Warm Earth
- Daphne's Dandelions
- Dave's Square Foot Garden
- Eight Gate Farm – New Hampshire
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- Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments
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- Shawn Ann's Home and Garden
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Tag Archives: hiking
Photo Friday: Our Moab Adventure Part 2
Last month my wife and I made a trip to Moab, UT and today I want to share a few more photos from our trip. We spent three days hiking at Arches N.P., and on the third day we visited … Continue reading
Photo Friday: Our Moab Adventure Part 1
Last month my wife and I made a trip to Moab, UT to visit Arches N.P. and other sites. We have been planning to go there for years, and it was truly a great trip that we thoroughly enjoyed. We … Continue reading
Harvest Monday September 23, 2024
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We continue to suffer from moderate drought conditions here, though we did get a few showers yesterday. It wasn’t enough to make a real difference though, … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged Centercut, eggplant, hiking, hot peppers, hot sauce, lettuce, pole beans
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Looking Back on 2022, by the Month
For one of my last posts of the year I thought I would recap some of what I did in 2022, in a month by month format. I started the year harvesting collard greens from the garden. It’s always nice … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Christmas, collards, compost, fermented food, flowers, hiking, lacto-fermentation, peppers, ratatouille, seed starting, squash, sweet poatoes, tomatoes
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Harvest Monday July 18, 2022
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We got some much needed rain the last few days, and I for one am happy about that. I’ve had to irrigate the vegetable garden lately … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged acorn squash, broccoli, cabbage, eggplant, hiking, peppers, risotto, tomatoes
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