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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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Author Archives: Dave
Photo Friday: We Had A Blue Christmas
Regular visitors here may remember that Happy Acres played host to a nesting pair of Eastern Bluebirds last year. They had two broods of young, which means there should be a few additional bluebirds flying around out there. And on … Continue reading
The Roast That Kept On Giving
The Dark Days Challenge has 120+ participants from all over the U.S. doing the best we can to eat local during the winter months. Our challenge is to prepare at least one meal a week using only Sustainable, Organic, Local … Continue reading
Vegetable List For 2012
I’ve come up with a tentative list of vegetable varieties I’m planning on growing in 2012. Last month I took inventory of my seed supplies, then I started looking at the 2012 seed catalogs as they arrived to find any … Continue reading
Hot Chili For a Cold Day
The Dark Days Challenge has 120+ participants from all over the U.S. doing the best we can to eat local during the winter months. Our challenge is to prepare at least one meal a week using only Sustainable, Organic, Local … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Days Challenge, Food
Tagged Dark Days Challenge, local, peppers, soup, tomatoes
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January Garden Update
I took advantage of the clouds yesterday afternoon and grabbed my camera to take some garden photos. Cloudy conditions usually make for better outside shots, even though I am usually happier to see sunshine. We’ve had a mild winter so … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged arugula, Asian greens, chard, cold frame, greenhouse, herbs, lettuce, spinach
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Sweet Potato Gnocchi and Tuscan Kale
The Dark Days Challenge has 120+ participants from all over the U.S. doing the best we can to eat local during the winter months. Our challenge is to prepare at least one meal a week using only Sustainable, Organic, Local … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Days Challenge, Food
Tagged Dark Days Challenge, kale, local, sweet potatoes
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December Breads: Another Year of Baking Is Done
This is another monthly update about our adventures in baking all our own bread products. It’s hard to believe 2011 is over. I baked a lot of breads last year, but there are still so many recipes I want to … Continue reading
