If you have been following along with our photos of our yard, you will often notice a tree trunk that is in the middle of the photos of our overall yard. When we first moved in, there was a tree trunk that clearly had been cut, but was still managing to grow. At the time,…
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September Comparisons
Another great start to fall harvesting. Numbers on some plants are dwindling as usual, while others are just starting to really start producing. The temperature averages have been on par with 2022, though we saw a lot more sunny days in 2022, which always helps with garden items becomming ready to harvest. We are still…
Roasted Tomato Sauce
Ingredients No amounts listed as you can adjust for your own flavours. I have noted beside the ratio for a bit of a reference. For the herbs, I used basil, tarragon, thyme, oregano & rosemary. For the spices, I added annatto, paprika, salt & pepper. Olive oil is just to drizzle over everything to ensure…
Messy & Bright – Christmas Jam Two Ways
I know! It is way to early to be chatting Christmas, but these are some delicious jams that you need to make while the berries are fresh, and then give away for Christmas. So I am going to sprinkle your feed with a little (EARLY) holiday cheer. First the presents…I mean recipes, then the chit…
August Comparisons
Well this year has been interesting learning what works in the new beds and where we are going to change things next year. This month has made some of those changes abundantly clear in regard to where we have crowded too much and other areas that are wasted space. We are jotting down notes and…
Apocalypse Now – Late Summer Musings
Well we are into late summer now. The plants are producing at their maximum capacities, with an abundance of fruit and vegetables being picked and processed. Another month and the plants will start to fade and cease providing the delicious offerings it has given us all summer. A few plants will continue to slowly grow…
July Comparisons
I am a little late on this post, as well as a little delayed on writing anything lately. It has been a busy month, which has unfortunately left little time for writing. Luckily, I should have a bit more time to share what we have been up to and some future planning. Looking at the…
Mid-Summer Musings
It is time to take a look at the garden and what is happening. July is when the garden tends to go from steadily growing to exploding with life. Any plants that may have been struggling suddenly surge with vigor and take off in their growth. It is always interesting to go out from one…
June Comparisons
Yet another edition of VERSUS. This time it is June 2022 versus June 2023 and what we were able to harvest. For the most part, we are on par with what we were experiencing in 2022 with most of our plants. Some of the harvest measurement differences were based not so much on what was…
The Great Scape Jelly
We love a savoury jelly on some soft cheese like brie or goat cheese. With all the garlic scapes, I had to find a jelly recipe. Surprise, surprise, I couldn’t find just one I liked, but a few, so I did a little mashup to come up with a savoury jelly that had all the…
JK Building The Dream 