Late last summer, I had a bid of a personal riddle: I hate waste. Growing things in a garden has been a battle for each veggie produced. Somehow I had a glut of green cherry tomatoes as I was about to clear a bed in order to plant fall crops. And in my typical fashion, […]
Category: gardening
Volunteers or, “Free food you weren’t expecting”
I’ve been working at gardening in my back yard for almost two years now, and I’m guilty of a bad habit. From time to time, I’ll take seeds and randomly scatter them across the yard to see what happens. Most of them either decompose, or get eaten by one of my foraging birds, but occasionally, […]
Tie-in: Spearfishing Eats
Why do I hunt, fish, garden, farm, etc? Partially because I like to eat! Here is what I did after a spearfishing trip to turn a raw products into some
More than just Dirt
Worked in the garden today. Had to get those seedlings I purchased earlier this week into the ground! As I was prepping the beds for their new residents, I noticed how
February 2012 Ads in the West Virginia Market Bulletin
The February 2012 West Virginia Market Bulletin is here! View the current ads in The West Virginia Market Bulletin
March 2012 Ads in the Florida Market Bulletin: Marketing Florida Agriculture
The March 2012 Florida Market Bulletin is here! View Current Ads in the Florida Market Bulletin: Marketing Florida Agriculture.
Your local nursery, baby!
I stopped by a local nursery today with a friend I’ll call Blue Tang. BT wanted to pick up some plants for his garden, and since he was driving…… I was dragging my feet because he’s my enabler. Ever have a buddy that would somehow talk you into
Why grow your own food?
When one of my daughters was 5 years old, we noticed she was developing significantly faster than we thought she should be. Our pediatrician tested her and found
Plans for 2012
The Mayans predict the end of the word, depending on who’s version of the spin you read. Even if it doesn’t, I’ve grown to believe that the only person or entity that really cares about my well-being is ME. So I try to keep as much control over my life as possible. This year looks […]