Hoooray! Summer is here. Yes, I know it’s not June 21. Yes, I know the Memorial Day holiday doesn’t officially signal the start of summer. Yes, I know it was 52˚ yesterday here in New York. But over the last two weeks we have been harvesting our organically homegrown vegetables. That’s how I know summer is…
Gardening
See What’s Growing In Our Garden (Kale Recipe)
As fall arrives this week, our organic vegetable garden’s summer season is winding down. We enjoyed homegrown vegetables all summer long (more about our garden here). Picking fresh vegetables from the garden is as fresh as it gets. Here are some pictures from the summer that I incidentally never got around to posting. Please enjoy. The perennial…
Cucumber Salad
This summer we’re reaping a bountiful harvest from our organic vegetable garden (more about our garden here). The zucchinis and cucumbers are taking over their raised garden beds while the kale continues to grow, and the peppers are ripening two or three at a time. As I look back on many incidences this summer that could…
8 Life Lessons From Gardening
Life lessons are plentiful in gardening. We cultivate the soil, plant, water, try to prepare for problems and learn from past successes and failures. Ultimately, we cannot control the outcome. After planting our seedlings, the learning process begins. Urban homesteading This 2009 award winning video (below) revived our interest in having a vegetable garden. The…