seed storage container

the seed storage system that is rocking my world

January 14, 2020

For many years my garden seed storage system was extremely simple and homemade. I stored my seeds in zippered storage bags (think: kitchen ziploc bags). I considered this to be good enough. It got the job…

brussels sprouts

roasted brussels sprouts

January 10, 2020

Whether homegrown or store-bought, I am a sucker for fresh brussels sprouts. Love ’em so much, they have made it into that special category of foods I call “food of the gods.” In this post is…

rock and mountain landscape

tao 22

January 9, 2020

Welcome (or welcome back) to the weekly edition of my very informal Tao te Ching study. It was nice to take a holiday break and I am glad to be back. If you would like a…

junco in winter

why i feed the birds

January 6, 2020

Greetings, my gardening friends! Hope your new year is off to a great start. I took a long, much needed break over the holidays. How about you? This winter is not shaping up to be much…

january garden activities

gardening in january (no time off!)

December 30, 2019

Happy Monday! As we enter into a new year and new decade this week, I’ll be gardening in January. While it might not be the most active month (in fact, January always has my shortest task…

The Family Garden Plan

book review: the family garden plan

December 18, 2019

Hi all! I’ve been MIA for a bit, that’s because (1) Christmas season (aren’t we all so wrapped up in it? Fantastic time of year!), (2) I’ve been taking a course to help me become a…

sea view through a cave

tao 21

December 5, 2019

Despite the lack of gardening posts, I’m back with the latest Tao te Ching post; namely chapter 21. This is one of those iconic Tao chapters. I like that it tells us we only need to…

sea shells on the sand

tao 20

November 28, 2019

The weekly Tao te Ching post, for chapter 20. This one is considerably longer than most of the others so far. I am having a hard time getting on board with this one. Just go along…

green smoothie in a glass

my go-to smoothie recipe

November 26, 2019

Greetings! Are you still harvesting spinach or kale? If so (or even if you’re not!), I’d like to share my favorite green smoothie with you. I’ve been making this one for what seems like a couple…

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