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I owe Krista a big THANK YOU for sending me this wonderful recipe for Rhubarb Cinnamon Jam. I whipped up a batch this morning and it turned out delicious. I love it so much, I plan on making a few more batches of this rhubarb cinnamon jam this afternoon and then stashing it away for Read More >>
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This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I think growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do Read More >>
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Last week, as I was picking up Monkey Boy from his Kung Fu lesson, I noticed several small wood pallets laying next to a large dumpster. Hmm. Who on earth would throw those out, I wondered. The parking lot full of moms sitting in their minivans. Do you think that stopped me? Nope. I grabbed Read More >>
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Earlier in the week I was given more free apples than we could eat. And since all of the apples had minor blemishes, I knew we needed to either eat the apples right away or figure out how to preserve them. So I did the first thing that came to mind. I made applesauce. The Read More >>
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Will you be getting chickens this year? Looking for a few housing options? Is money burning a hole in your pocket? Here are a few coops I think are pretty neat-o. Photo Credit Nogg: House your chickens in style for only £1,950 or $3,249. I love my chickens, but not that much. Photo Credit This Read More >>
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When life hands you more free vegetables than you can eat, make vegetable stock I say. Or at least that’s what I said yesterday when four boxes of produce were staring me in the face and I had no idea what to do with them. I’ve made chicken broth before but never vegetable broth. And Read More >>
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If you were wondering how much food I was able to salvage from the “chicken scraps” the other day… Here you go. Not only does Monkey Boy and The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird have enough veggies for their lunches this week, there’s enough for a stir fry dinner as well. I have 3 Read More >>
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Even though I spent a lot of time playing in the dirt this week, I still managed to squeeze in a few quick shopping trips. My favorite “shopping” trip last week wasn’t really shopping at all. I mean really, what normal person would consider picking up “chicken scraps shopping? I think it would be more Read More >>
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