Now We Are Six…How Did I Miss That?
I’m sure I have said this before- the best ROI (return on investment) for home food production is planting fruit trees. They produce for years, if not decades. Many fruits can be easily… Continue reading
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The Good, The Bad, and The Evil, Evil, Evil Squirrels
It is July and it’s too darn hot! We are quickly closing in on zucchini season. Before we get there however, we must manage the pests. Remember how I had so many apricots… Continue reading
Food It Yourself Garden 2024- The Plan
Oh my, has May been a busy month here at Food It Yourself HQ. We spent May the Fourth filling a 15 yard dumpster with stuff from our garage and cellar. We had… Continue reading
Never Too Early
We are 10 days past Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere, so springtime is literally on its way! Yes, we still need to make it through January and the beastly time known as… Continue reading
Shaping Up for Spring
We are approaching what passes for “springtime” in central New England. Some days are around 60F, other days the temperature tops out at 20-something. We have been on this climatic roller-coaster since mid-February.… Continue reading
Food It Yourself Garden 2022: Planning All the Things
It is the coldest day (so far) of the 2021-2022 winter season here in central Massachusetts. It was exactly 00F at 7:00am today. The chickens are at maximum fluff and we are feeding… Continue reading
It’s Spring…ish. Sometimes.
It is starting to feel like spring, some times, in central Massachusetts. Today was nice. Yesterday we had snow flurries. Tomorrow is most likely going to be mostly okay; Sunday is still a… Continue reading
Not Just in My Back Yard
Spring is just starting here in central New England. The daffodils are starting to appear. Pear Kun has lots of buds. The rhubarb is racing out of the ground. I am carefully plotting… Continue reading
Tree Cheers for Springtime!
This past Saturday brought not only snow to the Food It Yourself house, but also my long awaited 4-variety Asian pear tree. Unfortunately, the tree was packaged with a note from the nursery… Continue reading
I’m stumped.
Planting season is still a long way off in central New England. However, I am already preparing for the 2020 Food It Yourself Garden. I have all my seeds ready to go. I… Continue reading