After our trip to Belize, we cannot get enough pico de gallo! With fresh veggies & herbs from the garden, this will be a summer staple this year. It is a super simple recipe, and so very rewarding. You will need: 1 medium to large tomato 1/2 onion (sweet or red) 1/2 – 1 jalapeno…
Category: vegetables
Fresh Food Fever
Jubilant from our recent trip to Belize, we were excited that the weather was warm and perfect for getting the garden going by the time we returned home. Our yard was once again a jungle due to all the rain, but it was a quick clean-up. K and I both had taken an extra…
Jungle with a side of concrete
Jungles are not meant to have concrete poured in them, but sometimes concrete is the way to ensure our jungle stays alive and well. Or at least we hope that is the case. As noted in my last post, we spent the weekend working on putting in the posts that will make our new retaining…
Where has summer gone?
Just breathe…FINALLY! After two months of smoky skies, worst air quality in the world, and dim apocolyptic scenery, we are finally seeing numerous days of sun, with a little rain! The smoke isn’t far, and if the wind blows right, then we can catch a smell of it on the breeze, but it has been…
Do you like your veggies smoked?
Juggernaut wildfires are wreaking havoc on our beautiful province of BC, with the entire Cariboo region and areas of the Interior battling to save homes, industry and livelihoods. We now share our home with K’s parents who had to be evacuated due to one of these aggressive fires, something we are more than happy to…
Storms Passage
Journaling our progress throughout the year is going to help us determine the best times to plant and when we can expect to harvest. We decided to start being strict about how we analyze our yard this year…and of course this year would be an odd-ball year. We had a long winter, and spring seems…
Smells Like Spring
Jonesing for some warm sun on our faces, we decided to try to entice spring to bring her warm embrace by getting some of our plants started. We figured if the seeds were nestled in their little pots, that spring would have to come to help our plants flourish and grow. Although we love winter…
Clearing Ground
Judging by our haul this year, we are excited to prep for next year. We have learned a few new things that we will test out next year, and have a few new things lined up to learn about. This year we had a bit of an odd October. The beginning of the month got…
The Harvest
Jonesing for some delicious fresh food after consuming so much rich food in Germany, K and I have been working hard harvesting all that is coming out of our garden. We were worried that we had missed a good portion of the harvest this year by being away for most of August, but our lovely…
It’s a jungle out there!
Joyful to be home after two amazing weeks cycling through Germany and Austria, we were eager to see how our plants were faring. We knew from updates from family that it had continued to be a wet summer while we were gone, but there were a few good days of hot sunshine, which should have…
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