Real Food WednesdaysI am part of an amazing group now. We are a part of a Natural food co-op and I am soooo excited. It is helping me instill the healthy habits that I am working sooo hard towards. I'll share a little more of that with you in the future. Here's a little bit … [Read more...] about Lacto fermented sauerkraut Part 1, and some sweet memories…
gardening
Lessons from my Sweet Potato Patch
This year was a first in our garden for MANY things. Pumpkins, butternut squash, sunflowers, potatoes, okra, and so on.It was also the first year for sweet potatoes.I planted a whole bed of sweet potatoes. Very eager to see how we would do. Once I saw that they were … [Read more...] about Lessons from my Sweet Potato Patch
Flowers… for me!
When I planted my spring garden this year, I had an idea. I decided that if I was going to go big on my garden, I should plant a little something to just enjoy, also.I have wanted to do it for several years, but I always seem to run out of steam or time before it comes time to … [Read more...] about Flowers… for me!
Sunflowers… finally!
Every. single. year. I want to grow sunflowers in the garden. I say I'm going to do it, but then I run out of space and don't end up getting them planted... or I plant them and they don't grow.This year though... when building our new raised beds, I decided that I was going to … [Read more...] about Sunflowers… finally!
Putting by: Spaghetti Sauce
I love the old term, putting by.Putting by the harvest, stocking up and preserving for another time.Yesterday I 'put by' the first of the spaghetti sauce for the year.I used up some of last years tomatoes in a new way.This is one way you can stretch your vegetables even … [Read more...] about Putting by: Spaghetti Sauce
