May 3, 2017
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With all the work that we are putting in at Verdigris, it is easy to get distracted and not plan for our own kitchen garden season. Luckily I started many plants before work began this spring. Most of the garden … Continue reading
April 7, 2017
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Here marks the start of our new business venture: Verdigris Market Garden. My husband and I have wanted to create a business that; indulged our passion for gardening as well as our desire to provide the highest quality, cleanest produce, … Continue reading
May 13, 2016
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My regular readers will remember that we took on a small plot in a community garden last year. We attempted to employ the three sisters method of growing corn, squash and beans. While the corn and beans did reasonably well, … Continue reading
February 26, 2016
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Hello, Hello, Hello! to new garden beds and goodbye to the rest of the back lawn! We have been slowly converting the back yard into a homesteading oasis, functional and beautiful at the same time, we hope. One of the … Continue reading
January 5, 2016
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Last January I wrote a blog about really setting some homesteading, sustainability and other goals for our household. With the state of the world, our broken industrial systems as well as our environment, it seemed like a good idea to … Continue reading
May 17, 2015
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Recently, my partner and I expanded our garden outside the confines of our little urban plot. We applied for and were approved for a small patch in the Franklin County Community Garden program. Our 12’X12’ plot is part of … Continue reading
January 4, 2015
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I have wanted to experiment with fireplace cooking for some time. The idea of warming the house and cooking a meal seemed very novel to me. Not having grown up in a pioneer family, we usually reserved our alternative cooking … Continue reading
August 4, 2014
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That sounds much dirtier than I planned it 😉 But what I meant is that in our attempt to create a garden that is not only beautiful but also a quality habitat for birds, bees and butterflies we have been … Continue reading
July 7, 2014
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The principles of sustainability have been forgotten over the decades since the industrial revolution and particularly since the advent of modern industrial farming. The simple concepts seem so foreign and new age to us today because we have lost touch … Continue reading
March 30, 2014
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Despite the last gasps of winter we have been experiencing here in Central Ohio (including a half inch of snow yesterday), the garden trudges on. Regardless of yesterday’s weather, the soil temperature has been consistently climbing and is definitely warm … Continue reading
