Another Round for the House!
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
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Finally! I Picked Enough for Pickles
This week it finally happened- I picked enough string beans in one day to make a batch of string bean pickles. I love fresh string beans, so I grow them every year. In… Continue reading
2022 Garden In Review
It’s just a few days before Thanksgiving and Old Man Winter is making his presence known here in central Massachusetts. The trees are bare. The ground is starting to freeze. We had our… Continue reading
Too Hot to Cook, But That’s Okay Because We Have Tomatoes
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
I’m Kind of Picky
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 Spud’s for Independence Day
It is Independence Day weekend here in the USofA. Yes, some states have chosen to strip doctors of the freedom to adequately treat their patients, and to require healthcare professionals to disclose HIPPA-protected… Continue reading
Growing Something Greater
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
It’s a Start…
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
It’s a Plan, Not a Mandate
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
Awe Shakshuka!
No, that is not a clever substitute for a swear word. Shakshuka is a delicious dish, made all over North Africa, consisting of eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce. It can be… Continue reading