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Why I am Glad that I Grow Tomatoes
I love tomatoes. When I think about vegetables, all of which I really like anyways, I think tomatoes specifically stand out as my personal favorites (carrots, peppers and cucumbers are pretty high up...
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Vegetable Gardening’s Rise in Popularity
The New York Times today has a nice little article about the increasing popularity of people growing vegetable gardens in this country. As a gardener myself, and as Eliza and I (mostly Eliza) begin...
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On Getting Eggs
So as a FYI I wrote a lengthy post the other day, thinking “Oh boy, this is great, back from my honeymoon and writing a nice big ol’ blog post.” When I was finished writing, as I customarily do, I...
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On Keeping the Chickens Out of the Garden
Over the past eight months or so we have really enjoyed raising chickens. They are ceaselessly entertaining animals and it sure doesn’t hurt that we are getting a dozen eggs about every three days....
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Attending the 2012 Organic Growers School
This past weekend Eliza and I spent two days up in Asheville attending the 2012 Organic Growers School‘s spring conference. This was my third year attending the event and I think I can safely say that...
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In Which We Come to Hate a Rabbit (or Two)
Anybody who has read Beatrix Potter’s “Peter Rabbit” is probably aware that adorable bunnies are anything but cute to farmers (even if they are wearing little blue jackets). In fact, this knowledge...
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2012 Greenville Urban Farm Tour This Saturday!
This coming Saturday will be the second annual Urban Farm Tour here in our lovely city of Greenville. It is really great that this event is able to happen for a second time and further establish...
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Pseudo-Hugëlkulturing
On Tuesday we received a nice treat of a giant free pile of wood mulch. Admittedly this might not be the first thing that comes to mind when people think of “treats” but for us, the free mulch is a...
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I’m Writing for Appalachian Feet Now
Hey all, I’ve started writing blog posts on occasion over at Eliza’s blog Appalachian Feet. Appalachian Feet is an organic gardening/sustainability/environmentalism “how to . . .” based blog. Eliza...
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Happy Spring Equinox 2013
So yeah, today is that time of March when the Earth is all like, “Okay, let’s let the sun hang out more over the northern hemisphere for like six months.” And we (living in the North) are all like ,...
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Scentless Roses are Silly
I wanted to say “stupid” in the title, but I decided to lighten the tone a little, just because, somebody, somewhere, would probably take offense at me calling their boring non-fragrant roses “stupid.”...
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Let’s Talk About Radishes for a Sec
I like radishes a lot. I’ve like radishes for about as long as I can remember. Honestly, I think it might be partially genetic, as I remember my grandfather really liking them too. They’re crisp and...
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