Independance Days – Week 9

Preparation and Storage Plant Something Harvest Something A handful of green beans, a few cherry tomatoes and a few remaining black raspberries. Nothing that really made it into a meal from my garden. Basil from “E’s” (aka the “toilet guy“) and “H’s” satellite garden. Preserve Something On Saturday, the “guys” (“E”, “H”, and “J”), who [...]

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Independance Days – Week 6

Preparation and Storage I’ve been doing some reading on various types of food storage. Plant Something Replanted – tomato plants and green bean plants into pots or into the ground in my very sunny front garden. My tomato plants do not seem to be getting enough sun and that is why they look so anemic. [...]

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Independence Days Challenge – Week 5

I didn’t have anything to report last week, so there was no “week 4″ listing. This week is not much better. I’ll be glad when something other than lettuce and arugula is ready to be harvested and eaten. Preparation and Storage A friend of a friend passed along 10 jars of preserves, apple butter, salsa [...]

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Independance Days Challenge – Week 3

Preparation and Storage With help from a friend, I added: an irrigation system (several soaker hoses, regular hoses, and splitters) to the garden. straw around those plants already up to keep in moisture and keep weeds at bay. I purchases a medium sized chest freezer in anticipation of freezing some of the harvest – both [...]

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Independance Days Challenge – Week 2

Preparation and Storage – I extended the shelves in my pantry so there will be ample storage space for items purchased on sale and for canned items. This consisted of purchasing MDF (medium density fiberboard – cheap and environmentally friendly) and some 1″ x 1″ wood lengths and extending the shelf. Cost just over $10. [...]

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Independance Days Challenge – Week 1

Sharon, over at Casaubon’s Book has an Independence Days Challenge that I am going to try to take part in this year. From what I have gathered, it is a challenge to do something in each of the following categories each and every week. Preparation and Storage Plant Something Harvest Something Preserve Something Reduce Waste [...]

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