Sore Tomato Mouth |
Not only do i have my own tomatoes, but I picked about 40 lbs for home use at the co-op local organic farm that I belong to. I have been processing them for winter and eating them all week, and I can...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:32:00 GMT |
All is well in the messy organic garden & home |
It was unseasonably cool here a few weeks back and the whole garden went on pause, but it warmed up again and now I am getting ambushed by tomatoes, hot peppers and soon, concord grapes and fall gold...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:06:00 GMT |
"Eyelids" 2008 Cannes Film short on line check it! |
Here is the video that my talented young friends at Rubbish created. It debuted this year at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. The young boy is my son, Alex.
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:57:00 GMT |
Passing along a bit of important History-- |
I saw this on a friend's blog, and thought it was worthy of passing along. When thinking about the Independence of our country, and continuing its tradition of questioning authority (sadly subliminate...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:13:00 GMT |
Coming back from a vacation--WEEEDDSS! |
Yes, it is weeds. That nice little bit of land that I left looking tidy has now got every weed growing known and unknown. The neighbors were going to harvest and eat the strawberries that were all g...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:17:00 GMT |
Is everything in? Yum Yum? |
By this point, fellow farmers,you should just about have everything in. If you were good and got the early stuff in when you were supposed to, you should have salad greens, strawberries, small onions...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:19:00 GMT |
Getting more active and outside |
The best thing about liking to grow stuff is going and looking at it every day. Then you have to weed it, fuss with it, dig out some stuff, gather yard waste, haul something like compost or mulch aro...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:21:00 GMT |
Morels, mulch, and transplants |
The morels have finally raised their grey and blonde little heads in our area of Illinois! Woot! Thanks to the unseasonably cool and wet weather, we should see them for a while! Where, I cannot tell...
Posted by on Thu, 15 May 2008 12:57:00 GMT |
Leafy greens, compost, and waiting for Morel mushrooms |
The only thing I can confidently put in the garden right now are the mustard greens, kale, leeks, mache, lettuce, bok choy and peas. Heck, it could still snow, despite the warming temps heralding spr...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:19:00 GMT |
Slow time |
This is the time of year where I am waiting impatiently for the next cycle of cool stuff to happen. I have the seedlings growing in my patio, but can't plant anything but the most hardy things like k...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:38:00 GMT |
