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Once More ‘Round the Garden
This week we had a final garden work day to do a little left-over clean up. We cleared the large outside AFAC plot that the County is going to take over and maintain. This involved moving the asparagus I planted … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, broccoli, caulifower, Plot Against Hunger, putting the garden to bed
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Bottling the Light
It’s just short of two months since I last posted and it feels much, much longer than that. So many things keep happening. For a while, we seemed suspended between summer and fall, with cooler temperatures and green trees. Then, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Pleasures
Tagged changing light, last fall produce, putting the garden to bed, turning leaves
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Ah, the Joys of Thanksgiving Weekend
I must say, Thanksgiving weekend was fabulous. A good dinner with friends; sleeping in; getting my 40 year old recipe book reorganized and the new recipes that had been stuffed in the front or back put on pages and inserted … Continue reading
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Tagged crafting with felt, newborn felt slippers, putting the garden to bed
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Fall Cleanup–In Stages
I have a lot of work to do in the garden. We had a hard frost on Friday and I did not go beforehand to get the last of the peppers and tomatoes. Ah well. I did get in there … Continue reading
Putting the Gardens to Bed for Winter
Yesterday was “put the gardens to bed for winter” day. I know, I’ve been talking about this for a while, but with my own garden and the two Plot Against Hunger Gardens to tuck in, I needed either several weekends … Continue reading
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Tagged arugula, composted manure, hawk in the garden, Mantis, mulch, putting the garden to bed, tilling, turnips, urban wildlife, winterizing the garden
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Slow Fall
We are having an extended and beautiful autumn. The world just seems to be glowing. Even at dusk the trees–turned all manner of colors–seem to be throwing off light. Everywhere I turn there’s some beautiful tree or burning bush. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged fall garden, fall garden prep, putting the garden to bed
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