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Good Reading Leads to Good Eating
This is what I’m reading right now.
Winter, when even in southern Georgia, little wants to grow, brings dreams of exotic purple and polka-dotted veggies never tried before. Forget “eat your greens.” This catalog is like the Wonka Factory for veggies of all shapes and color.
Unfortunately, despite your wish, not everything will grow in your little … Continue reading
Farm update
Freezing! Temperature was 24 degrees. It actually snowed last Friday night for about 20 minutes. Everyone inside is bundled in blankets. Everyone outside is bundled in hay.
New Baby goat born on my birthday! Her name is Millie. She’s multi-colored. Photos to come, promise. She had a twin brother, but he mysteriously disappeared one night. No … Continue reading
Neither rain, nor wind…um, scratch that
So, it’s been a while since my last post. Reasons: I’ve been technologically repressed (my laptop was kaput, but no more) and environmentally depressed (rain, wind, more rain, more wind, tornado, rain, wind, cold snap, rain, wind, wind).
So spring sprung…hooray! Through February and March, John and I had been maniacally planting seedlings … Continue reading
Hoe there girl
After my hectic morning yesterday, I decided to spend the afternoon in the relative safety of the pasture garden-to-be. Our neighbor came over the other day and harrowed the area for us to help get the clumps of grass and weeds somewhat under control so there is room for the plants we prefer to … Continue reading
The new seeds are here, the new seeds are here!
Finally!
Now that we have a few growing seasons under our belts, we’re feeling more inclined to stick with the things we’ve tried and been successful with — and we actually like to eat. However, you can’t not try at least some (that’s the key word, some — not all, some) of the tempting specimens seen … Continue reading