Our seedlings are indeed seedlings!

As usual I’m a bit overdue to write about what is happening with our little seedlings – but what can you do? I did take some photos of them on March 18th which was about a month after they’d been planted. As you may notice, the zucchini were...

What we got from Burpee

So I’ve mentioned that we got seeds from Burpee a few times now…and you may be wondering what we ordered…so here goes – it’s a LONG list, I know. But the seeds there cost a fraction of the price here, especially for chili seeds so even...
Starting seeds in newspaper pots

Starting seeds in newspaper pots

Because this is a blog about becoming more self-sufficient and “green” in general, I had a brain storm…well it actually resulted when I was feasting on the Burpee seed catalog and noticed a little gadget they have to assist in the making of newspaper...

Burpee seeds are on their way…

I FINALLY placed our order today for a huge collection of Burpee seeds. Athough this will be our first experience with them, I’ve heard fantastic things and found so many things in their catalog that I wanted to try out. It’s mostly tomato and chili plants...

A hearty helping of Penne Arrabiata

I know there have been a lot of recipes posted on here lately but we’ve gotten into a bit of a food rut and have just been sick of the usual meals we’ve been eating. We have this great big kitchen, a garden with lots of yummy stuff in it and somehow just...