Dragons to feed, really
Around Imbolc, the day the juices start to flow under the ground, the seeds appear at Lowe’s and other places. Not wanting to make a spectacle of myself, I try […]
Tag Archives: saving seeds
The life of our seeds….and us
Here’s quick post from my favorite soap box issue: the owning of seeds and the destruction of our freedom to have and grow our own seeds. Below is a link […]
Goodies from the end of the garden
Mmmm, stuff from the garden is always the best. I have a few jalapenos left, the regular green ones that have now turned red. Eliza’s purple ones are flowering and […]
Thai purple yard long beans really are amazing
They grow like the seed company said they would, and produce a lot of beans. And we can’t eat flowers, but these pretty little orchid-like flowers just make you smile. […]
It’s a good day to start seedlings
It’s cold and there’s a snow storm going on, but those of us who grow food know the process of growing it needs to get started early with some […]
Do you know where your food comes from?
Do we want to know where our food comes from? I know I rant on all the time about gardening and the importance of growing food and saving seeds […]
Beans are good food
I like beans of different types cos they’re versatile to cook with in different ways, good protein and also tasty. They’re also pretty easy to grow. And I like […]
Local seed library shut down
I’m quoting the Carlisle Sentinel newspaper here: an article about a local seed library being shut down. Seed libraries are cropping up all over the country, in an effort to […]
Ahh glorious beans
Limas above. Limas and green beans below, learning to go “over” instead of “up” , crawling on a wire between two 9′ trellises. Jack in the Beanstalk is a […]
A few peas….
Picked a few peas. I can save seeds from several things this year cos none of my seeds are GMO now. I found seed companies that can supply all […]
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