September 13, 2010
This post may just be a thinly veiled excuse for posting more tomato photos. So be it. But I do actually have something of value to share with you all, my super easy way to preserve tomatoes. Over the past week and a half 35 lbs (easily) of organic garden ...
September 9, 2010
The colors in my backyard and of our annual labor day trip to the ocean. What are the colors of your late summer?
September 4, 2010
My backyard sunflowers are simply glorious this summer. They were all "volunteers". Having originated from seeds of last year's sunflowers they germinated early in the spring and because of their healthy head start have grown to enormous heights. When I found the little sunflower seedlings in April and May popping ...
August 24, 2010
Studying caterpillars and butterflies is part of our summer science.
August 16, 2010
This summer has been a fabulous growing season, unlike last year's disappointing months of rain. Simply fabulous. I am loving summer. And I am loving our share at the farm. With a csa you share the risk but you also share the bounty, and what a bounty it is. August ...
August 12, 2010
Although I think the naked tomato would be a great restaurant name unfortunately it describes my tomato plants this year. For the third year in a row my plants have suffered damage from early blight. Last year was a terrible year for tomatoes all across the state and it's not ...
August 6, 2010
A sweet thing happened to me last week which gave me inspiration for this last Friday's Flowers. I was asked for a sidebar button from Kathie at Two Frog Home. Kathie is familiar with some of my long term blogging goals (which includes building readership) and offered this to me ...