Sharing Thanks on Thanksgiving Day
We are thankful to all of the men and women in the armed forces that are away from their families protecting our freedoms. We are thankful to be together as a loving family. […]
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Growing Vegetable Gift Gardens for Holiday Giving
Now is the time to plant garden gifts for the holidays . Begin now and by Christmas Day your gift will have sprouted into a pot full of vegetable plants (lettuce, radishes, carrots, etc.). This […]
Baby Step 7: Light a Fire – Cook off the Grid
As a family we have learned many alternative methods of cooking off the grid. We have a propane grill, charcoal grill, hot smoker / cold smoker, Dutch oven, fire-ring, Coleman propane camp stove, pit oven, […]
Birds Need Breakfast – Every Day!
The other night we encountered our second snow storm in Castle Rock, Colorado. At around six in the morning I awoke to a very cold house. I had forgotten to turn the furnace onto the automatic setting […]
Hugelkultur – Raised Garden Beds
I have been researching alternative gardening methods and have come to the conclusion that we will be trying something new with our raised garden beds. Hugelkultur (Heeg-al kul-tur) is a gardening method that has […]
