Our first summer of vegetable gardening has been a rewarding experience for Chuck and me. It’s sort of like being first time parents…you start out reading every book you can get your hands on…you’re a little tense and nervous about doing the wrong thing…and then finally you put up the books and follow your [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The garden matures
Posted in food, garden, vegetables, tagged gardening, organic gardening, raised beds, square foot gardens, squash bugs, tomatoes, vegetable garden on August 21, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Picking and freezing blueberries
Posted in food, garden, simple things, tagged blueberries, blueberry farm, freezing blueberries, picking blueberries, simple life on August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Friday morning Chuck and I made the short trip to Allen’s farm to pick blueberries. We bought a small chest freezer the day before and couldn’t wait to fill it with summer goodies we could enjoy all winter long. Chuck and I had never even seen a blueberry bush, much less picked them…so [...]
Home gardens are growing!
Posted in do-it-ourselves, environment, food, garden, vegetables, tagged backyard gardens, food and economy, grow food to save money, grow your own food, home gardens, new york times, urban gardens on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Washington Post has a great article about the increase in the number of backyard gardeners in the US. Seems that seed sales have gone up dramatically as Americans plant and grow their own food. Reasons for the increase: the economy, concerns about where food comes from, concerns about food quality, and [...]

