Celebrating the Solstice
Celebrating the Winter Solstice is my escape from the holiday frenzy that reaches it’s peak about this time. I am […]
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green living, random, winter vegetables
Holiday Solstice Tree
Our holiday traditions have evolved over time, as they should. The childhood season of presents has given way to a season of simplicity
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craft, design, home
Goodnight Garden
Juniper and River were both sleeping inside as Jay puttered around the house, so I seized the moment by taking solitary
Preserving Chanterelle Mushrooms
This fall I spent more time hunting chanterelle mushrooms in the woods than I spent in our own garden. The combination of
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drying, food preservation, foraging, freezing, harvest, mushrooms
Hunting Chanterelles
The end of the garden season signals the beginning of the mushroom season, which certainly takes the edge off of
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foraging, frugal, mushrooms
Planting the Winter Garden
The harvest basket is reaching the brim and the temperature is suppose to reach 90 degrees today, but believe it or
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garden, winter vegetables
September Garden Update
The harvest basket is over flowing on our homestead – finally! Squash is meandering through every open corner of the garden.
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food forest, garden, permaculture
Recipe: Pizza with Fresh Tomatoes
Finally our heirloom tomato plants are ready for harvesting! We are running through our regular list of ways to enjoy fresh
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harvest, recipes, tomatoes
Simple Backyard Nature Play
Our homestead garden plan includes a small area reserved for an evolving nature play space for our little ones. We didn’t have
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design, garden, green living, kids, kids, nature play
Problem-Solver: Sunshine Blueberries
Some of my fondest childhood memories were made among a berry patch. We grew raspberries, blueberries and strawberries on the
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garden, plants