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Chicken orders are right around the corner

I have gotten a lot of emails from people through Local Harvest (like a couple every day) about our pastured chickens and our CSA .  That’s super cool!  The frustrating part is – we just don’t have the capacity to get all the chickens and veggies into all the eager hands we are meeting!

That said – here’s an [...]

Starting your own seeds (kid friendly and in patio style)

3 day old tomato seedling

(This post is from an email I just sent in response to a question about growing a small amount of veggies to introduce a toddler to the values associated with gardening – even on the patio scale)

I seem to be giving lots of input to people this time of year and it’s terrific [...]

Recipe: Soda Bread

Soda Bread and Homemade Stew

Well – ok – it might be a day late… but I didn’t want to share the recipe until after I had a chance to make it and make sure it was worthy of sharing.  It’s got all the elements of goodness: easy, tasty, simple to change based on mood, [...]

Plant lights - The good, the bad and the bright

Plants need the right light to grow

If you plan on starting seeds indoors you are going to need lights to accompany your efforts as plants need light for photosynthesis.  The question often asked (see the previous post’s comments) is – what’s the “right” light for starting plants indoors?  Since I spent a fair amount of time researching [...]