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Wowie Zowie! Take a look at all that free food! As you would imagine, summer is one of the best times of year to score free produce because there is such an abundance of food flowing into grocery stores. Before I could take my final picture, The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird snagged 2 Read More >>
Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 28 of 52 Things are growing like crazy in our backyard garden. Especially the squash plant in the oak barrel along side the potting bench. It’s getting bigger everyday. The zucchini we have planted along side the fence is finally taking off too. The pallet garden needs a little Read More >>
This year I’m on a mission to grow 4,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables in my suburban backyard. In 2012 I was able to grow 2,028 pounds, and in 2013 I’m going double or nothing. I have absolutely no idea if I’ll be able to achieve my goal. But, as with any adventure, half the fun is getting there. ~Mavis ******* This Read More >>
It’s been awhile since I’ve given an update on my square foot garden, so this morning Lucy the puggle dog and I snapped a few pictures for you. I forgot to pull the broccoli plant up before we left. Technically we could chop up the broccoli stalk and eat it, but Lucy and I decided Read More >>
Tutorial: Hot Water Bath Canning Jams and Jellies Peach Jam Pear Jam Orange Marmalade Low Sugar Strawberry Jam Rhubarb Cinnamon Jam Cherry Jam Raspberry Jam Strawberry Basil Jam Jalapeno Pepper Jelly Blackberry Jam Rosemary Jelly Low Sugar Cinnamon Plum Jam Carrot Cake Jam Apple Pie Jam Crockpot Apple Butter Pear Vanilla Jam Meyer Lemon Marmalade Read More >>
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