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Salad Boxes

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Dave

I’m always trying to utilize our growing spaces more effectively here at Happy Acres. This winter, I grew various greens in containers in the greenhouse. From October through early March, there’s a lot of available space on the benches and … Continue reading →

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Wild About Arugula

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Dave

For an easy to grow plant that is versatile in the kitchen, it’s hard to beat arugula. Even so, I have to admit I am a recent convert to the I Love Arugula fan club. But now that I have … Continue reading →

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February in the Greenhouse

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Dave

After last week’s tour of the cold frames, I thought I would give an update on how things are growing in the greenhouse. I like to document what’s going on periodically for my own records, and it’s also nice to … Continue reading →

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February Garden

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Dave

We continue to get a nice amount of fresh food to eat from our garden in February. Last week we had enough lettuce, spinach and arugula to have a couple of nice salads for lunch. Those greens all came from … Continue reading →

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Snow Daze

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Dave

It snowed again here yesterday. By the looks of things, we got maybe 2 inches of the stuff. We’ve had a lot of snow days this winter season. Not necessarily a lot of snow at one time, but a lot … Continue reading →

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Eating The Harvest

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Dave

Today I thought I’d show a few photos of what we did with our harvests last week. Some of the harvests were from some time ago, like the spaghetti squash I baked one night for dinner. These Small Wonder squashes … Continue reading →

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Vegetables for 2011

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Dave

I have finally managed to compile the list of vegetables we are currently planning to grow here in 2011. It is difficult to rein myself in, because I am always trying different varieties to see which ones perform best here … Continue reading →

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