Planting Together

Last week, we received two dwarf sweet cherry (Prunus Besseyi)trees I ordered online from Sandusky Valley nursery.  They arrived quickly and were well packaged in reused newspaper and plastic.

We planted them on Saturday.  Lil helped dig the holes and plant the trees.  Then she and Alex moved some mulch and we mulched overtop.

Here we are after [...]

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Bike to Work Week 2009 is coming!

The League of American Bicyclists promotes May as National Bike Month. Bike to Work Week is May 11 – 15. Bike to Work Day is Friday May 15. There are special events held in many communities to promote the healthy habit that is cycling.

Bike to Work Week is active in Columbus OH. [...]

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Happy Easter!

That’s no dyed egg!  It’s the most deep aqua aracauna eggs I have ever seen, provided by one of Ahlam’s awesome chickens.  Pretty natural colored eggs are just one of the pleasures of eating locally!

May your eggs be colored and baskets overflowing [...]

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Favorite CSA discovery

One of the pleasures of CSA membership is receiving produce that we would never choose for ourselves.  It forces us to learn how to cook and eat different things.  Somethings we agree we wouldn’t choose to purchase again, but some things have become favorites.

My current favorite CSA vegetable is kale.  We will be seeding kale in [...]

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Make it Yourself: Butter

We receive 1 1/2 gallons of un-homogenized whole milk every week from a local farmer.  Every week we skim the cream.  A few nips are used in coffee, but the rest is dedicated to butter.

While at first I thought making butter might be a chore, I remain amazed every week at the transformation of liquid to [...]

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