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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 week Mr. Produce guy set aside 3 boxes of “chicken scraps” for me, and honestly, I don’t think I could have asked for a better assortment of fruits and vegetables. After picking through the boxes I was able to salvage about $50? worth of produce that was still edible. Not to shabby if you Read More >>
I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who gave me advise {and recipes} on what to do with the the 20 gazillion pounds of green tomatoes I harvested the other day. I plan on whipping up some green tomato goodness just as soon as I get a few more cups of tea pumping Read More >>
Last night I harvested a few mayflower beans. These beans have “said to have been brought to North America on the Mayflower by Ann Hutchinson in 1620.” Originally I was planing on eating these beans when they were young and green, but somehow along the way I got side tracked. And so now, we are going Read More >>
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