Join Mavis Butterfield for vegetable gardening and canning tips, easy recipes, and saving money strategies (Rug hooking, too!). Simple living at its best!
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to visit reader Sara’s garden {and do a little bartering as well}. I wonder if Sara has an extra room at her house… Because I totally want to move in and live on her mini farm. Sara has horses, chickens, a dog, a huge garden full of vegetables and a cottage Read More >>
Can you believe it’s fall already? So far this year I have grown 1168 pounds of fruits and vegetables in my backyard, and holy cow man, it feels good. Learning how to be a little more self-sufficient each day, pretty much rocks in my book. I always thought you had to live in the woods, or Read More >>
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 believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do Read More >>
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 believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do Read More >>
Back on April 1st, this is what our raised garden beds looked like. There was the beginning of a herb garden, a bed of radishes and some Swiss chard and spinach. Oh what a difference a few months make. Even though there are days I feel totally overwhelmed with my garden and the whole trying Read More >>
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