Thursday, February 9, 2012

Building Some New Raised Garden Beds

October 16, 2010 by  
Filed under Featured, Garden

We’ve been working on building some new raised garden beds this fall. It’s an ongoing project, I’m sure we’ll still be working on them in the spring. The first couple are going to be for perennials, you can see some strawberries peeking out of one above. I also have some asparagus, horseradish, red raspberries (maybe), [...]

Tomato and Basil Caprese Salad

October 4, 2010 by  
Filed under Featured, Food/Recipes, Garden

One of my favorite late summer treats is a fresh tomato right out of the garden. Add in a little fresh mozzarella cheese, and some fresh basil, and you have the ultimate combination. I think the formal name for it is a Caprese Salad, but I call them tomato stacks. I like to stack them [...]

Make a Recycled Toad House From An Old Clay Pot

April 5, 2010 by  
Filed under Featured, Garden, Handmade

Earth Day is coming up April 22nd, so I wanted to do a project that reuses something I already have. Since my old toad house rejoined the earth last year when it fell apart, I thought I’d make a new one. I had an old clay pot that’s seen better days sitting out in my [...]