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Oh the first hints of fall are appearing in central New England. Colorful foliage is popping up here and there. The mums are blooming. Pumpkin spice flavored treats are starting to land on… Continue reading
Oh the first hints of fall are appearing in central New England. Colorful foliage is popping up here and there. The mums are blooming. Pumpkin spice flavored treats are starting to land on… Continue reading
If you live far from the equator of our planet Earth, you understand how frustratingly short a growing season can be. The night air in central Massachusetts is already chilly. We are only… Continue reading
It is August and it is too hot and I am grumpy and my brain is not working efficiently. Thankfully, it is my second favorite season- tomato season! We got a couple ears… Continue reading
It is hot in central Massachusetts. It is even hotter in the mid-west. Some predict that 2022 will be the hottest year in the past 100 years. I like to think it will… Continue reading
This is the first official weekend of summer, and it is hot. I am talking about the level of hot New Englanders love to complain about. High temperatures are expected to hit 90F… Continue reading
The worship community I belong to has started a community garden and I am involved in it. It has been a long process from planning, to building, to planting. This week we made… Continue reading
This is simultaneously the most wonderful and the most irritating part of the gardening season in central Massachusetts. Everything is in the ground, but it feels like an eternity until harvest time. No… Continue reading
Oh my, this week has been rough. The social and political landscape just keeps getting more adversarial, and humans are being hurt by it. The economy keeps getting more unbalanced. Yes, I have… Continue reading
Yes, I have once more mapped out a plan for my raised beds. Long-time readers will know that the odds of the final 2022 Food It Yourself garden looking anything like this plan… Continue reading