The Fo-Po Garden Tour was a lot of fun, and it was some serious motivation for us to get things wrapped up and the yard looking good! We met some really nice people and I am always happy to talk about plants with anyone who will listen. There is so much to recap… where to [...]
Entries from June 2008
Garden Tour
June 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Tags: events · patio · pergola · projects · recipes · urban homesteading
Friday Farm Trip
June 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Sauvie Island is a small farming community about 15 minutes outside Portland. It’s on a small island with one small bridge connecting the area to the outside world. Come Springtime, there is an ever revolving U-pick produce bonanza. And this is probably my favorite way to spend a Friday evening. Although I love supporting the [...]
Tags: cooking · u-pick · vegetables
Fo-Po Garden Tour
June 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments
As I’ve mentioned before, I am participating in the first annual Fo-Po Garden Tour this Sunday from 10am-2:00pm. I am technically outside the Foster-Powell neighborhood in Portland, but they are letting me slip in anyways. Everything is suppose to be really informal, but alas I find myself freaking out a bit in preparation!?! There is [...]
Patio Progress
June 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments
I am officially tired of working on the patio. The project was a good idea, and I am sure there are lots of benefits of working on it ourselves. But I’m sick of it. We spent all day Saturday working away outside. We filled the dug out area with fine gravel from Mt Scott Fuel. [...]
Tags: cooking · patio · projects
June Harvests
June 21st, 2008 · 6 Comments
Things are trucking along quite well on the ‘ole urban homestead this June. We are happily reaping some of the rewards from our perennial plantings last year. The two cherry trees have enough fruit to snack on between breaks in yard work. The artichokes have been prolific! We had a feast of them last night [...]
Tags: seeds · vegetables