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Nice little carrot and beet haul. Tomorrow Iā€™ll dig the rest of the potatoes.
10/11/2026

Nice little carrot and beet haul.

Tomorrow Iā€™ll dig the rest of the potatoes.

This is the last haul from the big greenhouse. Tomorrow Iā€™ll grab some seeds to save and then the final tear out happens...
10/10/2026

This is the last haul from the big greenhouse. Tomorrow Iā€™ll grab some seeds to save and then the final tear out happens.

The small greenhouse still has kale and cabbage growing but I need to pull out the tomato and pepper plants.

Come December it will be time to order seeds and plan for next year.

The first few months of the new year brings seed starting.

And then comes Spring when we plant it all out again.

And then harvest, preserve, rinse & repeat.

10/03/2026

Come for a fall walk on the property with me.
Complete with the sound of crunchy fall leaves šŸ‚ and a happy pupper.

Just a few of my favourite things from this season.
09/16/2026

Just a few of my favourite things from this season.

09/15/2026

Clearing it all out is always bitter sweet.

The forest garden and small greenhouse are next.

And then we do it all again next year

I hope everyone ended up with enough to have eaten fresh all season and put a little bit up for winter.

09/13/2026

Next will be the potatoes, onions, garlic and root veggies.

Food rich is a good kind of rich to be ā™„ļø

Not a bad little harvest today, all things considered.
08/21/2026

Not a bad little harvest today, all things considered.

Weā€™re growing some stunning varieties of tomatoes this year. This is Sart Roloise. I havenā€™t tried her yet, but Iā€™m exci...
08/21/2026

Weā€™re growing some stunning varieties of tomatoes this year.

This is Sart Roloise. I havenā€™t tried her yet, but Iā€™m excited. I hope she tastes as good as she looks.

I will start posting our faves and ones that we will grow year after year so you can try them out for yourself!

Pulled the last of the cabbages today to make room for the fall cabbage planting. Iā€™ll pop the new seedlings in in a cou...
08/15/2026

Pulled the last of the cabbages today to make room for the fall cabbage planting.

Iā€™ll pop the new seedlings in in a couple of days.

Thereā€™s 9 here. Super excited!

Hereā€™s an important reminder:Even if the season sucks & your harvest sucks, it doesnā€™t mean it was all for nothingā€¦ Unle...
08/09/2026

Hereā€™s an important reminder:

Even if the season sucks & your harvest sucks, it doesnā€™t mean it was all for nothingā€¦

Unless you choose to throw a tantrum about it and just toss your ā€˜failedā€™ crop.

Last year our garlic and most of our onions were pathetic, and thatā€™s being generous.

Did I get pi**ed off and just compost the tiny onions and pathetic garlic bulbs?

No. Or course not. Why would I do that?

I sliced and pickle the tiny onions and spent the time peeling the tiny garlic cloves and made medicine - fermented honey garlic.

I ended up with a few jars of pickled onions and I STILL have a lot of honey fermented garlic that will get us through this winter and beyond.

Moral of the story - donā€™t toss out disappointing harvests. Find a way to use it.

After all, you spent the time & energy caring for it & itā€™s still clean, fresh, nutritious food at the end of the day.

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