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Yesterday was Ryan’s last day here in the lovely Pacific Northwest so we headed out early and checked out a few more local gardens. We ended up making a bean teepee and planting pumpkin seeds with some local preschoolers in their children’s garden. Oh my word I had forgotten how funny little kids can be. Read More >>
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This past week we found quite a few treats in the fresh produce boxes we picked up from Mr. Produce Guy. Now that summer is right around the corner I have feeling we’ll be seeing lot’s of watermelon and tropical fruits in the scrap boxes we pick up every week for our backyard chickens. Slightly Read More >>
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Unless you planted oddles of pea seeds, chances are if you are picking fresh peas from the garden, they won’t even make it into the house. Or at least that’s how it used to be at our house when are kids were younger. What is it about fresh sugar snap peas that makes them so Read More >>
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How to Freeze Milk — Do you ever freeze milk when you can snag a great deal? We go through milk pretty fast around here, but every once in awhile, there is a stock up deal that is just too good to pass up. I love having a gallon in the freezer just to Read More >>
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Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 23 of 52 See that first box? Green beans. So far, so good. I thought for sure nothing would grow in those first two garden boxes but the beans I planted are thriving. As for the garden bed behind it… well that’s another story. I dug up the broccoli Read More >>
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What a crazy week it’s been with Ryan, Amberlina and Lola in town for the Mother Earth News Fair. I was so busy this past week that grocery shopping kind of took a back seat and freezer meals and crock pot dinners were on the menu quite a bit. I did manage to snap some Read More >>
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If you are looking for an easy way to acidify your soil to give acid-loving plants such as blueberries, azaleas and rhododendrons a little boost this growing season, grab the coffee grounds. By adding a little bit of coffee grounds to your soil every month, you’ll help keep the pH of the soil on the Read More >>
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My buddies Amberlina and Lola are in town this weekend and one of the things on our to do list was to check out the Japanese Tea Garden in Seattle. Have you been? If you live in the Seattle area, you really need to stop over at the Japanese Gardens. It was one of the Read More >>
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