I remember each spring as a child smelling the sweet aroma of Lilac right outside the front door. I heard stories of how it was a sprout from an original bush brought over from Poland when family immigrated. But we never did anything with the flowers or enjoyed them beyond the smell. The essence of […]
Learning to wait + growing a faith.
Learning to wait is hard. In fact, I am told patience is a virtue. I know what virtue is, but I started going down a rabbit hold in the dictionary to really define it and make it tangible. Basically, I found that it’s behavior based on what one considers, good, right, and moral. But I […]
Skip the Dye: Beet Pancakes to Die for.
I have always been a self-proclaimed beet hater and unashamed to admit it. However, if you’ve been following our story recently, then you learned that in a produce box we got 8 whole pounds of red beets and I was dumbfounded. We found a whole variety of ways to use pureed beets, including simply adding […]
The Chocolate Dandy: How to turn your dandelion problem into a cookie
Don’t let those pesky dandelion weeds go to waste! Turn the flower petals into tasty chocolate chip cookies.
We’ve got the Beets: 6 tasty-ish ways we prepared beetroot.
Check out these unique ways to eat beets that even the pickiest eaters might try!
What does growing a heritage mean and why is it important?
There was a proverbial lightning strike the first time I heard about heritage apple trees. In fact, it’s what they call a “light bulb memory” because I recall it so vividly. I was sitting in a master urban gardening class learning about planting fruit trees. The instructor showed this massive tree with barrels of fruit […]