Stop Looking For Fast Food and Start Looking For Long Food March 12, 2012November 17, 2017KarenLynn 32 Yes you heard me right….stop looking for fast food and start looking for “Long Food” foods with long-term storage potential. We always [...]
The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post No. 15 and “My Colonial Garden Is Underway” March 9, 2012November 17, 2017KarenLynn 10 Happy Friday Everyone! Since I am going to be out in the garden tomorrow morning I thought I would post “The Ole’ Saturday [...]
Gardening For Survival The Colonists Knew How March 8, 2012KarenLynn 25 Not too long ago we went to visit Colonial Williamsburg….amazingly the colonists invented square foot gardening before we had even heard of it [...]
The Garden…A place For Solace, Surprises & Friends March 4, 2012November 17, 2017KarenLynn 14 Today I had the great opportunity to visit several other gardens and greenhouses in my area and I brought my camera. I love [...]
The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post No. 14 and Jerusalem Artichokes Another Way To Prep In The Garden March 2, 2012November 17, 2017KarenLynn 18 Today we finally harvested our Jerusalem Artichoke Crop what an exciting day for us but me in particular I have always wanted to [...]
A Late Winter Walk In the Garden February 20, 2012November 17, 2017KarenLynn 8 The other day I took a walk in our garden. This first picture is how we are mounding up our potatoes this year [...]
Homemade Tomato Soup For Lunch That’s What It Is February 19, 2012November 17, 2017KarenLynn 9 My one complaint from this past summer of canning is that I did not make enough tomato soup. I was not in the [...]
One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four…. February 17, 2012November 17, 2017KarenLynn 13 One of my favorite gardening goodies is the enduring potato. I think it’s because potato’s are filling, delicious and I never get any [...]
“Kale Is The New Spinach” February 6, 2012November 17, 2017KarenLynn 21 “Kale Is The New Spinach” Yes I borrowed this line from Modern Family…..”Guess what the new spinach is?” Kale is an underappreciated vegetable [...]
Seed Ordering, Swapping, and Saving January 29, 2012November 17, 2017KarenLynn 7 I told my husband tonight we were going to need to order more seeds and he laughed at me saying that he didn’t [...]