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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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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Saturday’s Farm Diary – Hard Cider

This is a re-post from an entry I did back in April 2009. Since I made beer and cider two weeks ago and posted about how to make beer, I figured I’d re-post the cider recipe too for those that are curious. This current batch is a Cherry-Raspberry cider. I’m really looking forward to trying it. This…

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Saturday’s Farm Diary – Maker Faire

Last Sunday I got to present a yogurt making workshop at the Maker Faire in the Homegrown Village. It was the first time I had ever been to the Faire, and what a sight to see! It is AMAZING some of the things other makers have made. This was my first experience teaching a workshop…

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Wednesday’s Harvest

This has been a productive week. But there was a major let down. The squirrels and birds got all of our cherries. Booooo! I think Tom and I each had one but quickly realized they weren’t quite ripe. We gave them some more time and they were almost there. And then they were gone. I’m…

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Saturday’s Farm Diary – Beer!

One of our wedding beers When I first met Tom he was a lager drinker – primarily Heineken. Back then I was regularly making beer. I’m not quite sure why I make beer because I don’t drink it (bad experience in college turned me off of it). Tom quickly changed into a beer snob. Yes, I created a…

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Wednesday’s Harvest

We are beginning to see the garden output increase as the days get longer and warmer. Our tomato plants already have blossoms. Lettuce is beginning to bolt as is our swiss chard. Those will be replaced with more warm season crops. The artichokes are finally done. The last remaining blossoms we left to set flower…

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Wednesday’s Harvest

Five Color Silverbeet Swiss Chard Here it is Wednesday again and I’m caught flat footed. I apologize again for the late post.This week we have a new kid on the block. Swiss Chard. We grow the Five Color Silverbeet Variety. I just love all the different colors it comes in. From deep reds, pinks, whites…

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Wednesdays Harvest

Yugoslavian Red Lettuce Wow! Wednesday snuck up on me this week! I apologize for the late entry. So this weeks rundown is:Artichokes: 8.73lbs @ $4.99/lb   Savings: $43.56 (BTW last week I was off significantly in my savings, doh!)Lettuce: 1.82lbs @ $1.99/lb   Savings: $3.62Eggs: 2.58 dz @ $6.50/dz   Savings: $16.79 Total Savings: $63.97 So for the…

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