I’ve been dressing up my porches again trying to get them ready for fall. My boxwood basil, having withered to just a few shoots of green, was way past its prime for adding color and greenery to my porch.   I made a quick trip by a local store and was Read More

My nephew’s football team was selling 25 pound bags of Vidalia onions a few weeks ago as a fund raiser for their team. Of course I snapped them up, thinking of all the delicious dishes I could make with 25 pounds of onions. And then they were delivered. Did you know that 25 pounds of Read More

  Making your own seedling pots is a great afternoon activity for the entire family and a wonderful way to get children excited about gardening. With a stack of newspapers, a can or water bottle, and a few minutes, you’ll be ready to add your potting soil and seeds before you know it.     Read More

  I absolutely love cooking with fresh herbs – they enhance the flavors of an otherwise ordinary and even bland tasting dish and make it shine. Before we moved to the “farm” as we like to call it, we lived in a subdivision where the yards were about as big as a postage stamp. It Read More

Our pear trees are heavy with pears. I need to take time to go and pick them soon before the deer, bugs and yellow jackets eat them all. I’m not exactly sure what kind of pear they are even. I just know they are crisp, juicy and good. And that we sure love them. I Read More