The premise: Plant 1 pound of seed potatos in a potato tower (described below) and nearly a hundred pounds of potatos will fall at your feet at harvest time. The premise is that each time you load up the tower with more soil, potatos send out more baby tubers that then grow into full...
Read more →The girls, aka. birds of very little brain, are our four heritage breed laying hens adopted two weeks ago. They have become quite the center of the homestead since arriving. The two buff orange Orpingtons are most friendly and accept being picked up and petted. The spotted Sussex least likes human attention. The black...
Read more →As I anticipated, I am exhausted after last week’s activities. This week will be at a slower pace and next week we’re going on vacation! Monday – homemade mac and cheese lunch for two blogger friends coming to visit the chickens; swordfish, broccoli, and risotto for dinner Tuesday – homemade pizza followed by a...
Read more →Today, 3.14, March fourteenth, is Pi Day. Pi Day is to honor the beloved constant or 3.1415926535… or the ratio between the diameter and circumference of a circle. What better way to celebrate Pi than with pie? One of my favorite vegetarian savory pie recipes, Spinach Feta Pie, is below. Share your favorite with...
Read more →Should the Internet fall to pieces, or service be interrupted for extended periods of time, or I find myself in a land without access, I would miss it. I would be without all the phone numbers and addresses I save in my Google contacts. Photographs stored on Flickr and words from this blog would...
Read more →This Sunday is March fourteenth, 3.14, aka Pi Day. Something about celebrating the Greek letter that represents a numerical constant appeals to my inner dork. The obvious thing to do to celebrate Pi Day is to make pie! Not only is pie delicious but its round shape is the perfect jumping off point to...
Read more →Today we ate our last winter squash harvested over six months ago. It was bitter and I’m sad about that. I wondered exactly what is left in our larder. Here’s the count as of March 9, 2010: 8.5 quarts applesauce 10 half pints tomato paste 3 quarts tomato sauce 12 quarts whole tomatoes 2...
Read more →One thing I learned at my recent trip to the Blissdom blogging conference is that this blog might serve readers better if I ask readers what they want. Doh! So I put together a little survey. The site I use only allows for ten questions for free, so I crammed in lots of comment...
Read more →We have so many plans this week that I am feeling exhausted just thinking about it! Our jack of all trades friend Krash is coming early tomorrow morning to install our wood burning stove, staying through Tuesday if necessary. Tuesday night I’m going to an orientation meeting for the FLOW rain barrel program. The...
Read more →I love my two bright blue rain barrels. They collected enough rain water last year that we did not use the hose even once to water the garden! Not only does this lower our water bill, it saves the resources used to clean the water through the sanitary sewer system. There’s a great opportunity...
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