Monthly Archives: January 2012

Garden Plan 2012

Time for my favorite post of the year: my garden plan is complete! Check it out: DETAILS (let’s start with the stock tanks, shall we?): Stock tanks Inspired by Eliot Coleman, I’m going to try and get multiple harvests out … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Winter Harvest Handbook

The Winter Harvest Handbook Year-Round Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses by Eliot Coleman This book has been on my list for a very long time. Glad I bought it, because I absolutely loved it and plan to … Continue reading

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Recipe: coconut manna muffins

Last week at the co-op Adam accidentally grabbed Coconut Manna instead of coconut oil.  It’s made of dried coconut flesh, and it is… heaven on earth on a spoon. But I wasn’t really sure what to cook with it.  I … Continue reading

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Happy New Year (budgeting time)

Happy 2012 everyone! I’ve just completed my yearly review of grocery expenses (2009 and 2010 editions), and you’ll probably be shocked (shocked!) to know that I did not stick to my resolution to hold the line on the amount of … Continue reading

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