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How to Build a Raised Garden Bed
This is a guest post by Craig Rechkemmer in response to my previous post about our new garden. Nice piece… you forgot the instructions of how to build a raised garden bed. Step 1: Ask hubby (If needed, mention the Pioneer Woman‘s husband) Step 2: Point to area of yard for desired raised garden bed location Step 3: Check area previously pointed to 6 hours later Step 4: Take picture of hubby finishing up Step 5: Plant seeds according to garden calendar Editor’s Note: I was trying to explain to Craig what a blog dynasty is, and was showing him the Pioneer Woman blog. Ever since I showed him this post with pictures of the Pioneer Woman’s husband holding their preschooler in one arm and rustling cattle with the other, he likes to scoop up one … Read entire article »
Filed under: Garden, Go Green, Guest Blogger
How Does Your Garden Grow?
As part of my quest to feed my family more local foods, I have been wishing for a garden. Not a big garden, because I have no idea what I am doing. Just a little garden that we can try out; a place to grow a few vegetables and maybe some flowers; a fun spot for the kids to use their little garden trowels and get dirty. I love to pick things, and I think the kids will get a big kick out of eating things they have grown themselves. I have an awesomely handy husband who I am thankful for. He spent the bulk of this past weekend obliging my wishes by building a raised garden bed in the back yard. The kids helped him too. When … Read entire article »
One Small Change Update and…Gardening!
My February One Small Change pledge was to use our cloth diapers more. Easy enough – consider it done! We’ve definitely been using those cloth diapers more, and thanks to the warmer weather, we’ve been using the clothes line to dry them too! We’ve also made progress on our January pledge to use more local foods – we got our first Basket A Month (BAM) CSA, which included bacon, turnip greens, cheese, honey, rice, sweet potatoes, milk, and butter – all grown and made locally! I also scored big when I met up with my blog buddy, The Park Wife, and she brought me 18 beautiful brown eggs fresh from her very own chickens! Our March One Small Change is not so small – we’re planting a garden! Hubby is going … Read entire article »
Filed under: Garden, Go Green, Health & Fitness
