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
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Food It Yourself 2021 Gardening Season in Review
How on earth is it November, already? it seems like just yesterday I was perusing seed catalogs and rototilling my front lawn into a large planting bed. The gardening season has passed in… Continue reading
The Dinner With No Name
Mrs. S, my friend’s mother, taught me how to make this amazing vegetable side dish. She would serve it to us at sleep-overs, cook outs and camping trips. It is the most amazing… Continue reading
It’s Growing To Be an Interesting Season…
The overall condition of New England Garden Season 2021 has been unstable. May started out warm, until Memorial Day weekend, which felt like Thanksgiving. June brought mid-August levels of heat and humidity, but… Continue reading
Challenge Accepted!
I am very happy to report that the raised garden beds planned by our Church congregation’s eagle scout candidate have been constructed and filled. As I noted earlier in the season, community gardens… Continue reading
The Planting of 2021
It is finally planting time in central Massachusetts. This week I had a few days of vacation time to use up at work. The soil has warmed up. The weather was forecasted to… Continue reading
May I Share My Garden Plans With You?
It is May and it finally feels like spring here to stay in central Massachusetts. The oak, maple, birch, aspen, pine, beech, poplar, sassafras, and crabapple trees are all booming, looking beautiful, and… Continue reading
Garden 2020- THE SEQUEL!
And just like that- it is mid October. I am pretty sure September was about 11 days long this year. I just do not understand how we are so close to Halloween already.… Continue reading
Go For a Dip!
After several summer squash-free years, the Food It Yourself has been visited by the Zucchini Fairy once again. So far, I have put up a dozen jars of zucchini relish, stocked my freezer… Continue reading
My Cunning Plan…
The Food It Yourself garden is progressing as planned, in great part to our electric fence. Indeed, the evil woodchucks have once again ousted the gentle skunk from the prime real estate under… Continue reading