How does your garden grow?
August 24, 2019I started another garden this year. Last year was a learning experience for me and I was determined to improve and (pardon the pun) grow. Since cauliflower and broccoli were a disappointment, I decided to try two new vegetables: tomatoes and cucumbers. To my surprise, my strawberry plants came back and I just let them…
Making da sauce… Canning homemade marinara sauce
October 12, 2018Another “experiment” I wanted to try as part of my reduce our waste 52 week challenge was canning tomatoes. As someone of Italian descent, “making da sauce” was something that was part of my heritage. My mother used to make tomato sauce using tomatoes from our garden. Since I had not canned tomatoes before (and…
Thanksgiving: Hug a Farmer
October 8, 2018As mentioned in one of my earlier posts, I started a small garden this year. I was quite pleased with the some of the successes and disappointed with the failures, although it taught me a lot about gardening. As it was a hot summer, I had to water the garden every day. I gave fertilizer…