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 >>
Summer Salad Recipe – Pasta Salad with Broccoli, Carrots, and Sun Dried Tomatoes
Last night as I was picking broccoli, I was trying to figure out what I was going to do with it. I had harvested enough Broccoli Di Cicco for at least 3 dishes and wanted to make something quick and simple because I didn’t want to spend the 4th of July in the kitchen. I Read More >>
How to Grow Your Own Food: Garden Plot Pictures 7/3/2012
Each month I like to photograph the entire garden. Not only is it fun to document, but it’s simply amazing to be to see how much things can change in just a short amount of time. The mini flower pallet garden I put together a few months ago has almost totally filled out and is Read More >>
How To Grow Your Own Food – Mavis’ Vegetable Garden Tour
Well folks, in case you didn’t get the memo, summer has arrived. Wahoo! Our backyard is bursting with color {and vegetables} and I’m having a hard time photographing of it all. It seems like every time I turn around there is something I missed. This I know for sure, this week we will be eating Read More >>
Garden Tour – The French Laundry – Napa Valley, California
As we were driving through the Napa Valley, we took a wrong turn on the way to dinner. Okay, we took several wrong turns actually {the HH was driving}. And at some point we drove by what I thought was a community garden and thought, “how cool is that?” After a few more wrong turns, Read More >>