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Dave
Southern Indiana
USDA Zone 6bAn organic (mostly) gardener shares his thoughts about gardening, nature, food and striving to be self-sufficient.
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Macro Monday: From Seed To Salad
These photos capture the journey from seeds to salad. To see more close ups and macro photography, visit Macro Monday. Or submit your own photos and join in the fun at Lisa’s Chaos.
Fall Cleanup
Frost has finally nipped the peppers and eggplants in our vegetable garden. I harvested the last peppers this week just before Thanksgiving, while the eggplants stopped producing several weeks ago. We are having some Giant Marconi and Yummy peppers on … Continue reading
Giving Back
My mom and aunt used to make this salad every Thanksgiving, and I’ve carried on the tradition by making it myself for as long as I can remember. If you don’t like cranberry sauce from a can then you might like … Continue reading
Tree Traditions
My wife and I went today to a local tree farm to pick out and tag our Christmas tree. This will be the fifth Christmas we’ve spent together, and our third here at Happy Acres. We have chosen to put up … Continue reading
Plant a Sunflower, Help the Bees
Much has been written about the current plight of the honeybees. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) as well as various insect and disease problems have caused an estimated one third of the nation’s honeybee colonies to disappear. Theories abound as to what’s … Continue reading
We Have a New Roomie
My wife has another gadget. She told me about it couple of weeks ago. I first thought she said “I’d like a Rumba”. I told her I’d never learned how. She said “no, I mean Roomba. It’s a cleaning robot”. I … Continue reading
