It may not be the official calendar date for the beginning of spring but early on Tuesday with mist laying heavy on the ground and geese fly...

This fall, among the beets, parsnips and carrots, I dug out of the ground, I also collected dandelion roots. They were stored in fall leaves...

Story of Supper II - Checking the cellar Condensed growing adventures Winter and summer squash are stored here along with citron - a hard ri...

For a 2012 change, my Harvest Monday posts are being dressed up as the Story of Supper. Story of Supper 1 - Leftovers condensed food growing...

The snow has melted which is not really a great thing for the veggies hugging the ground for warmth but it does mean that I can see them. So...

Today we harvested our Christmas tree from the small group of spruce planted, I think, for that purpose. Most are a bit overgrown so work be...

The garden is a luscious salad bar this time of year until the real cold and snow hits which could be any time now. We are gathering cold ha...

I had a nice harvest of parsnip that were grown in combination with Swiss Chard. Half the row was left in the ground to use in the spring an...

The Offspring Cross between Savoy San Michele and Red Rock Mammoth, F1 weighing in at a respectable 4 lbs. I'm going to admit it right n...

This is the year when frost did not want to come though I suspect in a few days, my faith in winter will be renewed. Beans! Beans? Really st...

The first batch of grapes waiting to become jelly and a couple purple spored puffballs. The horn of plenty is spilling over with lots ...

Here is the second picking of apples from one of my six (I think?) apple trees. These seem to be early, thin skinnned, juicy and large apple...

I've shared with the bugs. I will share with the critters including deer. And then we will feast on the bits that remain. This tree is...