Delicious Meals from the Garden
My vegetable garden design is getting close to being complete! This year I built my fifth (and probably last) raised bed. Before I could get started I had to level out the mounded bed I have been planting in until now. I started this process when the weather was still […]
It finally stopped raining for a moment so I headed outside with the camera to get some updated shots of my plants. Everyone is waking up now so the yard is full of new, bright green growth. The bees are even starting to sneak out and explore, hoping to find […]
While spring isn’t officially here yet, today I can tell it’s really coming! It happens every year but it never gets old. After a long winter’s rest, those first signs of spring make me feel so happy. I know I’ll be getting plenty of the sun’s vitamin D again soon […]
I planted these Chioggia beet seeds in October and just pulled them from the garden today! Beets are wonderful vegetable to have in the winter garden. They provide lots of vitamin A, C, E, K and a bunch of B vitamins we need. The roots are vibrant and beautiful but […]
Happy New Year! I’ve already put away all the holiday decorations, cleaned out my closet, donated a large lot of belongings to charity and am ready for a fresh start. As soon as the holidays are over, I feel like spring must be right around the corner. In Oregon what […]
It’s November! Every year I say “How’d the year go by so fast?” But seriously, this year! Wow! It flew by. The fall in Oregon is such a special time. September is still hot so we try to squeeze as much of summer out of it as possible. Then October creeps […]
Raised garden beds give plants the opportunity to send their roots down deeper, spread wider and take up more nutrients. The plants thank us by producing better harvests in smaller spaces. This year I’m putting in my permanent garden. All winter I’ve been working to design the best layout for […]
I did a bit of research about the little plot of Earth I call my own so I could understand the history of our place. I think it’s important to honor the past, the people who were here before me and to know that my time here is temporary. I’ll […]
