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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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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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My Lettuce Isn’t Perfect, And I’m OK About That

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Dave

We try our best to not let anything go to waste here at Happy Acres. My parents grew up during the Great Depression, when food was often hard to come by, and they taught me to not be wasteful. “Waste … 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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Winter Greens

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Dave

I harvested some of our winter greens on an as-needed basis last week. First up was some komatsuna that has been growing in one of the cold frame beds since October. These plants have been frozen and thawed on an … Continue reading →

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