21 Hardy Pear Trees for Canadian Zones… March 25, 2023 | Orchard | 1 Comment I was so excited when I first discovered that there are hardy pear trees for zone 3! Pears… Read More
How to Cure Winter Squash for Storage October 6, 2022 | Gardening, Root Cellar and Food Storage | No Comments We grow a lot of squash. Our first couple of years here, we discovered that squash seems to… Read More
Canning with Gem Jars and Glass Lids 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… Read More
Full of Beans 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… Read More
On Asparagus June 19, 2022 | Gardening | No Comments Asparagus is a big favorite in my family. In the beginning, it was just me who really loved… Read More
Caterpillars Are Baby Butterflies 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… Read More
Tired of Expensive Celery? Try Growing Lovage! 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… Read More
May 2019 Food Storage and Seasonal Food… May 4, 2019 | Root Cellar and Food Storage, Seasonal Food | 2 Comments Yay! It's May! We're creeping up on one of my favorite parts of the year – planting! We… Read More
Black Knot Disease April 30, 2019 | Orchard | 4 Comments We have a lot of chokecherries here on our acreage, which means we have a lot of Black… Read More
Growing Western Red Lilies From Seed April 17, 2019 | Gardening | 2 Comments As a child, I remember Mom pointing out 'tiger lilies' in the ditches when we were driving to… Read More