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Snow Daze

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Dave @ HappyAcres

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 →

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Small, But Good Start

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Dave @ HappyAcres

We got the 2011 harvest season off to a good start yesterday with a small bit of salad greens. I cut some of the baby lettuces I have growing in the greenhouse, along with some arugula, mizuna, and a few … Continue reading →

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Salad Greens in Containers

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Dave @ HappyAcres

This is another installment about growing vegetables in containers. Click on Gardening Tutorials to see more in the series. One of my goals is to grow as much fresh food as possible year round. In winter, it is nice to … Continue reading →

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Mid October Harvests

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Dave @ HappyAcres

The garden is still giving us plenty to eat in the middle of October, but not so much as the fevered pace of summer harvests. Much of the veggies, like chard and lettuce, are harvested as we need them. We … Continue reading →

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Quinoa Tomato Salad

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Dave @ HappyAcres

This salad makes a nice cool side dish when chilled, but it’s good at room temperature too. Cook quinoa according to package directions (2/3 cup uncooked quinoa should make about 2 cups cooked). Toasting the pumpkin seeds really pumps up … Continue reading →

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