Raising Chickens and Urban Gardening
“Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with a dream.” — Josephine Nuese A cold, gray day. A cup of tea. My garden journal and stack of seed catalogs. It’s everything I need to start planning my garden for the…
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It’s definitely tomato-time! The vines at the 2nd Street Chicken Ranch are heavy with tomatoes — of all sizes and colors. One of my favorite ways to use these heirloom beauties is in this simple, but delicious tomato tart. I say simple, because it really is — just a few fresh ingredients, a puff-pastry sheet and a quick 30-minutes…
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With the garden planted, I’m eagerly awaiting the fruits of my labor: the first tiny, pea-sized tomato, a wisp of a bean, a green button of a pepper. Soon we will be enjoying these fruits and with a little seed-saving, we’ll have more to grow next year — and the year after that! What to Save Saving seed from open-pollinated…
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Summer is finally here in north Idaho, and so far, the tomato crop is looking good. The normally cold and wet June weather proved to be mostly sunny and warm, giving way to lots of blossoms and fruit set on the tomatoes. Yay! Still, we’ve experienced a couple of cooler than usual nights recently – some places saw temperatures in…
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