Agriculture
Checking out
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011Ever since we moved to Nashville I’ve had this burning desire to check out for a while. As in join a commune of sorts. It was in the back of my mind for a while but lately it’s been more in the front. If only I could get Mark to even consider it. I recently [...]
Our Weekend Recap
Monday, May 23rd, 2011I know I typically do a post about our Saturday morning trip to the Farmer’s Market, but this weekend was a bit of an anomaly. Let’s start with Friday evening. We (the three of us, plus our neighbor) went to the Night Market. We ate tons of food from B&C (Bacon and Caviar) Bar-B-Que. Some [...]
The 13 Year Cicada
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011In the six years we’ve lived in Tennessee, we’ve seen some pretty crazy stuff. Ice storms, a flood, tornadoes, etc. This summer will be a whole new expierence for us! It’s called the 13 year cicada. That means every 13 years huge swarms of cicada leave the ground to mate, shed their shells, and reproduce- [...]
Farmer’s Market: Week 2
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010I’ve decided to make my Wednesday posts to be about our adventures at the Farmer’s Market every week. You’ll probably read it on Thursday since I tend to write all my posts after the rest of the family is asleep. Today was week 2 of going to the Farmer’s Market. You probably won’t believe me [...]
Kitchen Scrap Gardening
Friday, May 28th, 2010What do you do with a sprouted potato?? You plant it, of course! Last weekend I was cleaning out our jelly cabinet so it can be used for, well, jelly! I came across three potatoes that are probably older than the hills and had sprouted a few eyes! While TF found and filled my HUGE [...]
Impulse Shopping
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010Last Friday, LGB fell asleep in the car while we were running some errands. He’d been avoiding his naps so I decided I needed to keep driving so he could get some much-needed rest. Traffic lights annoy me so I decided to drive around the Kentucky countryside. I live about 5 miles from the state [...]
Welcome to Little Boy Green’s Garden Party!
Monday, May 17th, 2010I love gardening. I survive every winter knowing that soon I’ll be able to plant lots of pretty things and watch them grow! I love seeing and learning about other people’s gardening adventures, too! I can’t wait to tour gardens from the comfort of my couch!! Here’s how this whole thing works: Write a blog [...]
The Dirty and The Clean
Monday, January 25th, 2010If I were a millionaire, we’d only be eating organic foods. I’m not… so we don’t. Every trip to the grocery store is an inner battle. Do I buy regular GMO (genetically-modified organisms) and pesticide laden foods or go for the expensive organics? A few months ago, I was introduced to the concept of the [...]
Adventures in Vermicomposting
Thursday, December 31st, 2009In the backyard of our former house lived two blue bins. What lived inside those bins was gold-ok it was black, but worth more than gold to me. It was my compost! I obsessed over what I could add to it, turned it regularly, and grew to love my ugly boxes of decay. Of course, [...]
Stop! Put down that tomato!
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Recently it has been brought to my attention that there are some shady practices behind commercially grown tomatoes. I’m not a big tomato eater but I do use them in some recipes. This summer, we will be canning our own tomatoes for use in chili and stew during the winter. I don’t want our dollars [...]