Wednesday’s Harvest

Baby Cucumbers This has been a rather productive week here on Dog Island. The summer veggies are starting to roll in. The biggest harvest this week was our very first harvest of cucumbers. We had been keeping an eye on them, but as anyone who has grown cukes will know, they are sneaky and can…

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flickr of inspiration- Greenhouses

centre for alternative technology geodesic greenhouse, originally uploaded by biotron. Greenhouse outside view, originally uploaded by engageinlife. Serre pas chère : Cheap greenhouse made from second-hand windows, originally uploaded by hardworkinghippy. The bottle greenhouse., originally uploaded by LiamCH. While it is summer outside, for those that can, now would be a great time to build a green house!…

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Monday’s Guests- Felt bags

The Inadvertent Gardener Monday’s Guest is The Inadvertent Gardener, Kim.  She lives on a small 10 acre farm in Washington State where she raises organic produce, animals, and 5 kids…4 of which are boys!  Some of their unusual animals include a camel, 4 llamas, a pygmy goat, sheep, chickens, geese, and an occasional turkey now…

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Wednesday’s Harvest

Another week, another dollar…saved. Our zucchini has blown us away. Really, I shouldn’t be surprised. I’m more than familiar with their exponentially producing effect. But see, last year we didn’t get a single zucchini. We had a salt issue and we were lucky to keep any of our squash alive. The zucchini wasn’t so lucky….

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Flickr of inspiration- Baskets

Eggs in a Basket, originally uploaded by Jean&Vic. I love the versatility of baskets. Usually made from renewable resources like grass, they can be used for all sorts of things, again and again as the need changes. Much better than a plastic bag or a cardboard box. Check out our Flickr Gallery of photos to…

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Habichuelas: Puerto Rican One-Pot Beans

Yeah, I’m one of those people who likes to talk a lot about my heritage. Why wouldn’t I, since I’m half-Puerto Rican; descended from residents of an island known for its gorgeous women, beautiful palm-speckled coastlines, and delicious food? I’ve only been to Puerto Rico once. I was 11 years old and my father took…

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Wednesday’s Harvest

Oh boy! It’s been a few weeks since I posted our harvest totals. Why? Well, I was on my honeymoon the last couple of weeks. We spent 10 days traveling around the UK from London to Inverness and almost everything in between. When we got back everything had exploded! While we were gone the heat…

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