Last Friday, we headed up to Glick’s Greenhouse in Oley Pa after we finished our farm tour to pick up plants for the kids’ vegetable gardens. Please note the sad faces are because they ALL wanted to push the cart around. We ended up with a smaller cart and the oldest boys sharing cart duty. […]
what can you recycle in the kitchen?
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my Disclosure and Privacy policies.While yesterday was the official Earth Day celebration, you can continue the celebration by starting new habits in your kitchen like recycling what comes into your kitchen or replacing items with reusable versions. Some of these changes are easy to set up, and others may take a little more time to get used to like […]
spring planting: strawberries, ramps, & lettuce
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my Disclosure and Privacy policies.Strawberry Plants in Raspberry Bed While I intend to cut back on our main vegetable garden this year, I will continue to look for ways to use existing beds to provide us with an edible landscape. The bed of black and red raspberries next to our driveway and at the end of the main vegetable […]
2013 philly farm and food fest
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my Disclosure and Privacy policies.Last year when I attended the Philly Farm and Food Fest, it was a bit overwhelming. Bringing the kids along didn’t help either because I had to keep them occupied while I chatted with vendors. This year, I left the kids at home, brought a friend and a cooler, and met up with other friends. […]
heirloom seeds 101
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my Disclosure and Privacy policies.Since I don’t know much about heirloom seeds plus I love learning about gardening and supporting home-based businesses, I asked Mary of Back to Basics and Mary’s Heirloom Seeds to share her expertise on heirloom seeds. Heirloom seeds are vital to maintaining our food supply. The potato blight famine in Ireland in the 1840’s was […]