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Chris Martenson
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Variety is the Spice of … Everything!
Someone asked me the other day why I choose certain varieties of fruits and vegetables. The answer to that question is a bit complex, as I choose them for different reasons, and in some cases, they chose me because they … Continue reading
Posted in Farms, Food
Tagged fruit, heirloom, open-pollinated, spice, variety, vegetable
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Double Duty
Look, I’m lazy; I make no bones about it. There are benefits; as Robert Heinlein was wont to say: “Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men [and women, says Bee] trying to find easier ways to … Continue reading
Posted in Farms, Food, Money Matters
Tagged bok choy, cabbage, carrots, chard, lazy gardener, onions, scraps, vegetable scraps, vegetables
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Busy, Busy
It’s the time of the year when all the schedules are colliding: caring for the new fruit trees (which have to be hand watered for the first summer), taking out spring crops, freezing things like snow and snap peas, seeding/transplanting … Continue reading
Posted in Farms, Food
Tagged bull, cow, crops, housework, irrigation, milking, peas, seeding, summer, transplanting
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