My dearest fellow gardeners, Welcome to a new year of gardening! Whether you've been gardening for a while or are just getting started or have never even planted one seed in your life, I have a feeling that 2012 is going to be an outstanding year. Today I wanted to...
Day after day, you read my ramblings about what goes on in front of the computer screen. But what you may not know is that there are a lot of things going on behind the computer screen as well. By that, I mean that I also experience many of the ups and downs that...
You get to hear a lot about me, our farm and our garden here every day, but I know so many of you are doing fantastic things at home, in your own gardens, and I would really love to hear about it. There are so many great ideas floating around and I'll never be able to...
Have a hankering for some really good burgers? I think our recipe is one of the best around, and apparently the readers of BlogHer agree. If you haven't checked out this mouth-watering recipe yet, be sure to go visit it on BlogHer now. If you're not familiar with...
I know you've been reading the word "aquaponics" a lot lately on this blog and I don't think I've really explained what it is. So in case you're curious but just lack the time or sincere interest to go learn more about what it is and why people love it, I'm going to...
Wild garlic (Allium ursinum AKA bear’s garlic, ramsons or Bärlauch in German) is a wonderful chive cousin that we’re lucky to have growing in our courtyard and a bit in our garden too. At Mackenzie’s christening dinner, we were served a wild garlic soup that was just...
You may have seen me mention Growing Edge a little while back when we were getting our aquaponics system up. But they were also kind enough to ask me to guest blog as well and I simply couldn't refuse. Please don't hesitate to pop over to their site and check out my...
Since warmer weather has finally swooped down on us, we've been spending a lot more time outside. Mackenzie just loves dragging the broom around with her, but it's a bit big for her to really have fun with. She already has some hand tools like a little hand rake and...
It's April 22nd today, and since 1970, this has officially been deemed Earth Day. One of the most powerful and responsive grassroots campaigns in history, Earth Day actually started as Earth Week which culminated in a big celebration on April 22nd. The event was...
Yesterday, I was very pleasantly surprised to learn that Growing Edge, a massive resource about anything and everything to do with sustainable growing from aquaponics to backyard gardens, had mentioned our little aquaponics project on their blog. As if that wasn't...
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