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If there is one thing I’ve learned over the years it’s some herbs grow better in container gardens than others. This year I started thyme from seed and take a look at it now. I’ll be harvesting it pretty soon to dehydrate to use later this winter in soups and savory dishes. I’m not sure Read More >>
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Looking for a quick and scrumptious recipe for all those green beans you’ll be harvesting out of you garden any day now? This recipe for green beans with lemon and herbs is about as easy as it gets. Ingredients 1 pound fresh green Beans, trimmed and blanched 2 green onions, chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil Read More >>
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Over the weekend I had the opportunity to go to the San Francisco San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers and check out their butterfly garden. It. Was.Amazing. It almost makes me want to move to the tropics and build my own butterfly house. I don’t know the names of the butterflies we saw, but isn’t nature amazing? Read More >>
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It still blows my mind that all of this food I collect every week for my chickens and my family would otherwise be headed for the dumpster. We’ve been picking up free “scraps” from Mr. Produce Guy for over a year now and week after week I am shocked at what’s headed for the trash. Read More >>
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If you’ve followed my site for more than 2 seconds, you know I like freebies! FREE cash? Um, heck yeah! For the next THREE days {see how it’s in all caps? That means it’s time sensitive and URGENT!}, if you open a Capital One 360 Checking Account, you earn a bonus of $100 when you Read More >>
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Looking for a healthy alternative to those sugar laden popsicles in the freezer section? These strawberry banana smoothie freezer pops have only 2 ingredients. Strawberries and bananas. How’s that for healthy? Ingredients 3 cups fresh strawberries 2 bananas Directions Toss everything in the blender and give it a whirl. Pour strawberry banana puree into popsicle molds, Read More >>
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Ah, I love July. The garden is planted and producing, the weather is warm, life is good. Since July houses 4th of July celebrations, summer BBQ’s, Camping, U-Pick Berry Farms, and the first signs of Back-to-School sales, there are tons of things to watch for while you’re out this month: Food Hotdogs Ground Beef Hamburger Read More >>
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In March I put together 3 potato towers {How to Build a Potato Tower}. Now here we are, the beginning of July and the potato towers are growing much better than I expected them too. This is my second year growing potatoes in towers. Last year I tried and it was pretty much a disaster. Read More >>
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