Welcome to my 52 Ways to Save $100 a Month series. We’re serious about saving money in 2016. Sometimes it’s the little things and sometimes it’s the big things. I’m here to walk you through some little things that can add up to BIG savings. 52 little things to be exact. Every week, join me Read More >>
Gardening in the Pacific Northwest: 2013 Backyard Garden Plot Picture Recap
As the 2013 growing season comes to an end, it’s obvious that I didn’t quite reach my goal of growing 2 tons of food in my little ol’ backyard garden. And many people would be totally bummed about that. Not this girl. I’m freakin stoked! I grew 1,500+ pounds of food! And not to toot Read More >>
Garden Photo Update
First zucchini of the season… This celery is headed for the potato salad I’m making later today. First beans of the season…hopefully in a few days I’ll be canning green beans for the pantry. I’m seriously regretting not labeling my tomatoes. I planted a few green zebra plants and I’m not sure if these are Read More >>
A Nice Little Harvest
The girl and I went picking in the garden this morning and came in with a giant 8oz turnip, a few beets, 11+lbs of peas, almost 2lbs of radish and a few strawberries. I tried calling around the neighborhood this morning in hopes of unloading the radishes. Either all the neighbors skipped town for the Read More >>
The Potatoes Are Everywhere
Along the fence….these are the only ones I am watering… Behind the tall trees… Along the back fence… In last years compost pile… In buckets… I have no idea where these are…looks like along another section of the fence… Some were in the woods…. Last winter when I was ordering my potato seed from Seed Read More >>