The Busy Bea

The Busy Bea Just a gal that grew up on a dairy farm and who loves to read, garden, cook, can, and experiment.

Spent some time weeding and gaining control of the sweet potato patch… there were runners everywhere. Finally after a “b...
08/04/2026

Spent some time weeding and gaining control of the sweet potato patch… there were runners everywhere. Finally after a “bit” of work we have rows… but for how long? .. that is the question!

06/28/2026

It is definetly coming up "Green Beans" in the garden. Gary and I have been picking, cleaning and processing green beans. With the help of our musical genius, we hope that you enjoy!

Our green beans can be found at the Next to Nature Store in downtown Leavenworth, the Tonganoxie Farmers Market and or contact me directly. Next to Nature Farm

Fresh green beans are now available and can be purchased at Next to Nature or by contacting me directly. Our first meal ...
06/20/2026

Fresh green beans are now available and can be purchased at Next to Nature or by contacting me directly.

Our first meal of the season was instant pot Cajun sausage, potatoes and green beans.

Managed the onion patch cultivation between precipitation events, aiming to enhance the growth of the bulbs. Fingers cro...
06/08/2026

Managed the onion patch cultivation between precipitation events, aiming to enhance the growth of the bulbs. Fingers crossed!!!

Tomatoes are now caged!! Let the climbing begin! A few of the plants have small tomatoes on the vine.
06/08/2026

Tomatoes are now caged!! Let the climbing begin! A few of the plants have small tomatoes on the vine.

A couple of friends came by to see the garden this afternoon.
06/05/2026

A couple of friends came by to see the garden this afternoon.

Cucumber arbor is up and seeds planted.
05/31/2026

Cucumber arbor is up and seeds planted.

Sweet potato patch finally got put in this past Thursday and temporary fence so that the deer won’t feed on the slips… f...
05/31/2026

Sweet potato patch finally got put in this past Thursday and temporary fence so that the deer won’t feed on the slips… fingers crossed.

Tomatoes 🍅planted!
05/14/2026

Tomatoes 🍅planted!

05/14/2026

So we planted over 110 tomato plants this past Saturday. It was a bit of a process, but well worth the effort. Note to self .. always use a gas powered post hole digger… Saves a lot of time!

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