Tag Archives: greens

Extra Work Raises Grade

Lughnasa Waxing Artemis Moon Up early and out in the garden. This is the way I like it, working in the garden before and during sunrise, a coolness, some damp lingering from the night, stillness carrying only the softest of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Garden, permaculture | Tagged beans, beets, carrots, Cherokee Purple, fennel, fruit, garlic, greens, Kate, leeks, perennial flowers, potatoes, raspberries | Leave a comment

Making Jam, Eating Greens

Summer Full Strawberry Moon Global warming, how fast can it happen? I don’t know, but my lilies have begun to open 2-3 weeks ahead of time. That’s a remarkable fact. The garden overall seems about 2 weeks ahead, at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Garden, Great Work | Tagged greens, Kate, lilies | Leave a comment

Harvest and Preservation

Lughnasa Waning Harvest Moon It changed. The game. After half-time most of the time, I expected to see showed up. How about that 64 yard run by Peterson? Wow. Still, it concerned me that we didn’t get more pressure on … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Garden, permaculture, Sport | Tagged beans, beets, gazpacho, grapes, greens, jelly, Kate, lettuce, parsnips, potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, Vikings | Leave a comment

They Nourish Us Five Times

Summer New Moon A.T. cleaned turnips and beets, cut their greens off and prepared them for boiling. He also prepared kale and collard greens, first washing them, then cutting their rib out and storing them for Kate who will boil … Continue reading →

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In the Garden

Summer New Moon A.T. used the chainsaw this morning. He cut out a mulberry tree growing in an unwanted (eastern) location. A.T. feels manly after he uses the chainsaw. Kate and A.T. harvested peas, greens, beets and turnips, too. A.T. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Faith and Spirituality, Garden, permaculture, Politics | Tagged beets, garlic, greens, peas, SSE, turnips | Leave a comment

A Cool Night.

Beltane Full Flower Moon This is the kind of weather that can scare a Minnesota gardener. Right now the temperature is 42. It could, will, go lower, though the prediction says no lower than 40. If I thought it were … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Great Work, permaculture | Tagged brocolli, cauliflower, greens, leeks, parsnips, turnips | Leave a comment

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