Somehow, last Sunday passed by and I completely forgot about posting! This Sunday (My Birthday!) is nearly over and I have FINALLY remembered about this weeks post. My mind has just been other places lately! Not to mention the excessive heat (over 105 yesterday) is probably killing brain cells! I have some good food recipes [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Hometown 4th of July
July 17th, 2010 
Darcey I know it’s a few weeks since the 4th…I thought I’d share some images with you from the parade in Sharon, WI just for fun, anyway! I spent the entire day snapping pictures with my new camera…let’s just say I’ve never had this many images of the 4th of July EVER!
Of course there was a [...]
Rolling In The Hay
July 14th, 2010 Paul Wheels are turning and hay is rolling here on the farm. Rolling up into big round bales, that is. It’s that time of year, and everywhere you look, farmers are makin’ hay. Wet weather caused a delayed start this year, so it is a scramble to get the hay in before it loses any more [...]
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Tags: Baling Hay, Hauling Hay, Hay, Hay Baler, Hay Mower, Hay Rake, Mowing Hay, Raking Hay 
No Comments »Blueberry Frozen Yogurt
July 11th, 2010 Julie You may or may not have noticed that I was gone the last two weeks. My husband and I took some time to take a little vacation! I will write more about our travels in next weeks post. This week I thought I would give you another SUPER EASY recipe to use in that ice [...]
Herb Teas for the Garden
July 9th, 2010 Catherine
Here are a few herb “teas” for you to use in the garden rather than for you to drink.
Yarrow Tea (for mealy bugs and other soft bodied insects)
1 cup of Yarrow leaves, blossoms, and stems
2 cups water
Make a yarrow infusion, either by simmering the yarrow in the water on your stovetop or set outside and make yarrow sun tea.
Add [...]
Japanese Beetle Invasion
July 8th, 2010 Karly Japanese beetles are so aggravating. We used to have two large hazelnut bushes in front of our deck. Every year I’d get so excited about the prospect of hazelnuts, and every year the deer would eat all the hazelnuts, and then the beetles would skeletonize all the leaves. We tried putting out the beetle traps, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: biodiversity, chickens eat bugs, Japanese beetles, pest management No Comments »Marvelous Mint
July 6th, 2010 Maggie So, I have this….obsession habit. I believe that what the plants in my garden produce is like a gift to me, and that it is my duty (and pleasure) to use it. I respect and honor the gifts they give me, and enjoy and pass them along to others. With things like the peach trees, [...]
A Few of My Favorite Cookbooks
July 1st, 2010 Karly I love to cook. I mean, it’s almost pathological. I even cook for my three dogs every day. Give me a stack of vegetables and my santoku knife, and something clicks in my brain. Aaaahhh… peace. If you have a garden, shop the local Farmer’s Market, or are part of a CSA, you might find [...]