In the winter months, instead of designing vegetable gardens, I write or get into my project piles. This year I have many project piles that are calling to me! I’m not a hoarder, I just have a lot of treasures. … Continue reading
Building Bean Bags
I was gifted a lot of beautiful fabric this fall and have been using it to create lap blankets and practice my free-motion quilting techniques. I’ve been reserving the fabric scraps for some fun little projects. This is one of … Continue reading
DIY Pest & Disease Management
I was schedule to teach an outdoor workshop on vegetable garden pest and disease management. Unfortunately, I had to cancel my appearance due to contracting Covid. As I am writing this blog post, I am still testing positive, but with … Continue reading
Zero Waste Broth
Someone asked me the other day, what I used in my soup broth to make it so flavourful. My answer was short, “Whatever was in the fridge that needed to be used up”. They seemed a bit shocked that I … Continue reading
Spring Chard
Our multi-coloured Swiss Chard from last summer has burst upwards with new growth! After nearly a year of feeding us nutritious greens, now it will flower and go to seed. I find that Swiss Chard is a great substitution for … Continue reading