Happy Halloween!

Tom and I got married 2 years ago today. I think our wedding is really what set the stage for our urban farm. I know that sounds kind of strange, but it’s true! Except for the photography and the cake we did nearly everything ourselves. I sewed Tom’s jacket and vest, my dress, my Mother’s…

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Not-So-Green Chili Stew

Remember the Red Roasted Tomatillo Sauce? Here’s what you do with it. So I promised this recipe when I posted the Red Roasted Tomatillo Sauce recipe and I just kept forgetting to post it. Well, here it is finally. My mom taught me how to make the first version of this back when I was…

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Creating More Growing Space

Next to our patio we have a fairly large landscape area and it was made up of ornamental plants – penstemon, daylilies, lavender, ornamental grasses and wild lilac. While it was blooming it was gorgeous, but that was just a short period of time. Since I’m a landscape design consultant, I am always specifying ornamental…

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Sweet Potato Harvest

The days are getting shorter and the nights colder. As we quickly approach our average first frost date I realize that it’s time to pull out our sweet potatoes. Because of late rains all over the U.S. we didn’t receive our slips until late June, giving them a rather short season. As usual, most of…

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Hot Sauce to Blow Your Socks Off

We love all things spicy. REALLY spicy. I was pissed when Sriracha changed their formula and became milder. That shit was the bomb and now I have to slather it on my food just to get some heat. We go through Tapatio like it’s going out of style. It’s only taken about a month for…

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You Do Not Have a Fundamental Right…

While I wrote this, I do want to give credit to Evren Seven, a lawyer, who provided some information for this post. “no, Plaintiffs do not have a fundamental right to own and use a dairy cow or a dairy herd;”“no, Plaintiffs do not have a fundamental right to consume the milk from their own…

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Making Rabbit Sausage

Mmmmm, rabbit  We’ve got so much rabbit and so very little freezer space right now, with more rabbits on the way. We needed to do something with all this rabbit and let’s face it, I’m getting a little tired of just braising it. Rabbit’s a very lean meat and can be quite tough if it’s…

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We want your photos, stories and knowledge!

Monday is our guest post day. But we want more than just guest posts. We’d love to share your photos of your urban or rural farm to share. We want your stories whether they are funny, moving or sad to share. And of course we want your knowledge to share. And as usual, we will…

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