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Simple Canned Tomatoes

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The first frost of the season waits for no one! I can’t use grad school as an excuse to delay […]

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Late Summer Already

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How did it get to be September already? Is someone playing a trick on my calendar? Here we are in

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Friends in the Right Places

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In addition to friends in low places, I am also fortunate to have friends in all the right places when

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Good Haul

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Oh my goodness, I am almost getting buried in the harvest this summer! The garden in our little rental house

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Summer Solstice

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Time flies and here we are already at the summer solstice. The sunrise was at 5:30 am and the sun

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What to Eat

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It’s that time in the term. I am sleeping just enough… I am showering just enough… I am battling colds

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Spring Vegetable Starts

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Last weekend, my nephews went with me on a tour of garden and feed stores. Their family is interested in

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Impatient Spring

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The seeds I planted a few weeks ago are sprouting all over the raised beds. The seedlings all have their

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2011 Vegetable Varieties

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It is always fun to see what fellow urban homesteaders have growing in their backyard. After carefully sorting through my

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2011 Vegetable Garden Plan

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We are working with a small space for our garden this year, which is always a fun challenge. I have

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