Some of you may have read about last year’s summer escapades of garden starting… Well, let’s just say that didn’t work out so well. It wasn’t that I can’t garden – it was a semantics thing. I need to actually be able to check in on things more than once every two weeks, or they […]
diy – how to start seedlings
We’re really getting into the swing of the whole “urban gardening” thing – our raised beds are almost ready to start planting! So today, I thought I’d share some simple steps on starting seedlings. I’m no expert in the field, but I did grow up helping my parents with our family garden every year, so […]
seeing spring and pursuing my joy
I’ll be honest. I’ve been picking up my camera a lot more again. For me lately, a lot of things have been about rediscovering and pursuing my joy. Just like everyone, my life isn’t perfect. I have ups and downs. Life is filled with good and not so good. Just this past weekend we got […]
breaking ground and busting sod
One of our big projects this past weekend is getting started on a garden that we’ll be sharing as an extended family. We broke ground and busted sod on a 7’x20′ space. We all already believe in the benefits of organic foods {if you’re not sure – check out this article on Organic Gardening.com}. So […]
life around here – valentines and getting ready for our urban garden
Just a few photos from yesterday! I cheated {not really!} by freezing half of my cookie dough and undipped red velvet cake balls at Christmas time to make for Valentines! We don’t eat sweets super fast around here, so if I have more than one kind of treat, they don’t get eaten. Waste not, want […]