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Yesterday I showed you a re-cap of most of the food The Girl and I have been ale to recover from our local produce market. Reader Mika left this comment: “So my husband and I went this morning. I’m almost in tears at the bounty we brought home. 5 5-gallon buckets immediately went to the Read More >>
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This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do Read More >>
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School has begun, and so have fall sports. Which translates to rushed and/or late meals. Luckily I have a few quick meals up my sleeves this year and one of them is this super quick {as in 10 minutes or less} dinner recipe for black bean and corn quesadillas. Super easy to make, and packed Read More >>
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How To Freeze Shredded Zucchini. Yes, it’s a thing, let me tell you about it. Back in 2012 I went out to the garden to pick {what I thought would be} a few zucchini squash so I could make a couple of loaves of zucchini bread. Well apparently it had been awhile since I’ve picked Read More >>
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Dear Girly Girl, It isn’t bad enough you ask me for chickens and then give them back or that you and your friend bartered with me for some beets and gave me a piddly amount of chocolate in return, but this, this takes the cake. This.Means.War. -Mavis __________________________________________ Are you ready for this? Last night Read More >>
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I’ve been meaning to write something about the recent articles on how Americans are throwing away over 40% of their food, but am still having a hard time figuring out what to say. So I decided to post the pictures of most of the edible food I’ve been able to reclaim on a weekly basis Read More >>
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The weather outside yesterday was overcast, with intermittent sprinkles, and as soon as I had looked out the window, I quickly decided corn chowder would be on the dinner menu. I knew my day would be packed with gardening, cleaning and running errands, so I pulled out the crock pot and tossed {almost} everything in. Read More >>
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Yesterday as I was working in the garden, I decided to make a game plan for this week. In a nutshell, my raised garden beds are driving me bonkers {and that’s saying it mildly}. Almost all the garden beds are overgrown, unrulely and look like crap and they are making me crazy. So what’s the Read More >>
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