by Dash | Sep 25, 2015 | Garden to Table Recipes
My Sister has the most beautiful cactus garden ever. I guess she got the make everything pretty with flowers gene and I got the grow food gene. No seriously, when we put our heads together we make a good team. The fruit on my sister’s prickly pear cactus was...
by Dash | Sep 24, 2015 | Garden to Table Recipes
Down here Basil is one of the shining stars of the Fall garden. It is important to turn this fragrant herb into useful food before it really starts to bloom in order to take advantage of it’s full flavor. I love basil pesto. When I really love it, is in the...
by Dash | Sep 18, 2015 | Backyard Rabbits, Garden to Table Recipes
This post is definitely a proud moment of a goal reached. I had set a goal for myself to go from the decision to raise rabbits for meat all the way to the stew pot. On Labor Day weekend we had a feast with family and friends to enjoy the “meats” of our...
by Dash | Sep 17, 2015 | Front Yard Garden
Today I was in the garden trying to tame a plant that had overstepped it’s bounds. I remember the day I spied this plant at one of the nursery centers I go to. It boasted an ability to grow even in the heat and humidity of summer. In answer to my questions, the...
by Dash | Sep 8, 2015 | Backyard Chickens, Backyard Rabbits, Homesteading Community
Well the day finally came, the day to harvest our hard work. See here about my decision to raise rabbits for meat. I learned A LOT! I have to admit I am proud of myself and my boys, who were a huge help to me. This was the hardest post to write because I know a lot of...