Category Archives: 2012

My 2012 Square Foot Gardening Plan

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Emily

After a beautiful warm day that melted all the snow outside, I got really motivated to get planting! I’m in the Green group, and I can plant peas outside next week. So, I made my plan, wrote my list, and went shopping! I’m up to my ears in seeds and compost, and soon will be ready to head outside. I’m planning on doing some “inter-cropping” by planting quick growing veggies where my tomatoes will grow. Radishes harvest in as few as 25 days, and beets take only 8 weeks. Since my beets will be planted 5 weeks before the tomatoes, … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Eating

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Emily

Let me just start out by saying, I know many of you will think I’m crazy. I’m not writing about this to give or get advice, to open up a controversial topic, or anything like that. But my family has been making some changes in the way we eat, which I know will change the way I garden. It has opened up a new world of eating vegetables, and so I am excited to share more about growing and eating things I would never have considered even a year ago. Eating a Paleo Diet For the past two months we … Continue reading →