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Category Archives: Vegetable Gardens
The Fundamentals of Working with Animals. My Mantra.
I took this shot for yesterday’s post and forgot to show it to you. It is across the bonnet of the Free Green Dodge truck and out its back window. I know this is kind of abstract but I find … Continue reading
Posted in Organic farming, Vegetable Gardens
Tagged sustainable farming, the code, vegetables
79 Comments
Back to work – Piglets are coming tonight!
It is funny how when we are focused on a big event, like the birth of the lambs, this event becomes very clear in your head and everything else goes really fuzzy. Now all of a sudden it is Friday … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Animals, Flower Garden, Organic farming, Vegetable Gardens
Tagged cows, lambs, mower, sage
71 Comments
Frost is only called Jack in the autumn
In the autumn, frost is fun, it is a herald and a wee bit exciting. In the Spring the frost can bring frozen tears to your eyes. When I was writing to you yesterday morning I saw this through the … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Sustainable farming, Vegetable Gardens, Vines and Wine
Tagged frost, frozen young trees, nature, outdoors, peacock
88 Comments
Lilacs for the Loo
In all the best partnerships a person settles into the niche that they excell at and develops his or her skills in there. John’s niche is the walled vegetable garden. It was not always like this. I used to do … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetable Gardens
Tagged chives, gardening, leeks, lettuce, lilacs, out house, radishes
86 Comments
Spring Garden Planning and making Paper Pots for the Seedlings.
I HATE PLASTIC! Oh you knew that. I did not need to SHOUT then. But I hate plastic! So I refuse to buy plastic pots for the hundreds of seedlings we grow each year. It kind of defeats the purpose … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable farming, Vegetable Gardens
Tagged paper pots, pasta maker, snow, Spring garden planning
98 Comments
Tea Cups and Jars
Did I tell you that John has predicted that spring is coming early? Just a thought. So now we have these growing in the South Window. I know, they will get leggy. However you always plant tomatoes right up to … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable farming, Vegetable Gardens
Tagged nut and seed crackers, summer dressing, tomato seedlings
75 Comments
Butternut, Chickpea Curry with Eggplant and another award!
We are picking plenty of butternut now and I know I am supposed to be storing them in the basement for the winter but they are just so tasty. Eggplants or aubergine seem to have been our best fruiting plant … Continue reading
Posted in Meals, Recipes, Vegetable Gardens, Vegetarian, Vines and Wine
Tagged awards, butternuts, chickpeas, curry, eggplants, preparing for winter, recipes, sweet chilli pork
48 Comments
Pumpkin Soup for Lunch
It was so cold yesterday morning. I have to admit that I went into shock which quickly flared into full blown denial. I refuse to light a fire, even though we have begun to stack the firewood in the Wendy … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Recipes, Vegetable Gardens, Vegetarian
Tagged butternut, pumpkin, pumpkin soup, recipes, squash
60 Comments
