This is an update, that is well, really late. As I prepare to take note of all the changes happening around here this fall I realized that I never finished the Spring Update. Well, that’s how it goes when you have a ‘living outside’ addiction. When the weather is warm you spend all your time…OUTSIDE … More From Spring to Summer
Spring is coming! But not for a couple of weeks. 14 more days and counting. Here is the snow to prove it. Winter is having one last hurrah here in Baltimore! The snow is here and so is the cold. However, the veggies for week 8 of our winter session still managed to arrive on … More End of Winter Share
Winter has arrived! Summer says it isn’t winter until it snows. She knows about the seasons, you know. With a last minute trip to San Francisco (which was awesome other than loosing my phone with all my pictures from the trip), and the unseasonably warm weather, it really did feel like fall here in Catonsville … More Wintertime and The Livin’ is Easy
While planning out the produce shares, I thought about a lot of stuff. I looked at CSAs in the area to make sure we could keep up with their offerings. I thought about what I didn’t like about my previous Farm Share experience and how I could make ours different. I thought about shiitake mushrooms … More For What It’s Worth
Eat local. Eat seasonal. Eat sustainable. Here at the homestead we love our food fresh, local and straight from the farm. In the past we have participated in a Community Supported Agriculture program, but it was cost prohibitive for us this year because traditional CSAs require prepayment in full. So, in the spirit of being … More Big Announcement! Weekly Organic Produce Shares! Sign Up Today!
Way back when Summer was born, I didn’t know we were homeschoolers. I did know that when 3 years of age came around, I didn’t plan to sign her up for traditional preschool. “She has her whole life to sit in school.” I remember thinking. “The first five years, we are just going to have … More The Year Before
I love early morning on the homestead. It feels so fresh and intimate. Seeing everything as it wakes up. Still damp and quiet. And the colors! It took long enough, and as soon as I saw it, I knew we were lucky to have lasted this long. Now made perfect sense. It is fall after … More Visitors in the Night
Year 1 Gardening Goal: Freeze enough greens to be able to eat them once a week, every week, until its time to grow them again in the spring. Having food in the freezer feels so good. Its like money in the bank, but yummier. Scoot on over meat, collards and kale are ready to claim … More Homestead Snapshot – Caterpillar Stew
Newbie gardener mistake #42. Squash ripen fast! I waited too long and the skins are a bit hard. However, the weight of the bag full of food that I had grown in my hand on the walk up the hill was terribly satisfying. Gonna put that one on repeat. Squash picked just minutes ago cooking … More Homestead Snapshot – Squash Newbie
Summer is winding down over here at the homestead. We had quite the productive growing season. Gardening. Home improvement projects. Vacations. All the good stuff. Its sorta starting to feel like home. We even got a couple things planted in front of the house. Those red flowers and the hummingbirds they gather are my favorite … More Fall into Autumn
