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March 25, 2023 | Orchard | 1 Comment

I was so excited when I first discovered that there are hardy pear trees for zone 3! Pears…

We grow a lot of squash. Our first couple of years here, we discovered that squash seems to…

September 18, 2022 | Canning, Root Cellar and Food Storage | 17 Comments

This weekend, I started experimenting with canning with glass lids on my Gem jars. In Canada, especially Western…

September 1, 2022 | Gardening | No Comments

It's that time of year again, where we are drowning under the weight of the vegetables we planted…

June 19, 2022 | Gardening | No Comments

Asparagus is a big favorite in my family. In the beginning, it was just me who really loved…

May 23, 2019 | Gardening, Orchard | 1 Comment

This spring, I have been working hard to put in a large-ish bee and butterfly garden, to give…

May 22, 2019 | Gardening, Seasonal Food | No Comments

I've read a few news stories lately that lament the price of celery, which has more than doubled…

Yay! It's May! We're creeping up on one of my favorite parts of the year – planting! We…

April 30, 2019 | Orchard | 4 Comments

We have a lot of chokecherries here on our acreage, which means we have a lot of Black…

April 17, 2019 | Gardening | 2 Comments

As a child, I remember Mom pointing out 'tiger lilies' in the ditches when we were driving to…

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