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Me in the kitchen of our new house. The kitchen and dining room came painted the colors of my blog, how serendipitous. |
After serving two years in the Peace Corps, I learned first hand about responsible living. I believe how we produce food and what we choose to eat can impact not only our health, but the heath of all natural systems.
I have a degree in horticulture and spent five years working in public gardens and arboretum.
In 2011, I left my job when my husband took a professorship at a small liberal arts university.
We had our first child in June 2012. I call her Junebug on this blog. We now have a second who goes by Sunny. He was born in June 2014.
During the 2015 growing season, I worked at three local farms to learn about how they make their living and support their community by growing food.
In the last five years, I have worked to feed my family locally. We have a productive garden and grow a good part of our vegetables and some fruit. What we can't grow ourselves, I try to purchase at local farms. Right now, the food we buy conventionally is mostly grains and dairy.
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I started this blog back in 2005. Over the years the focus has evolved. Here are some of the topics
you will find:
Three Farm Summer
Gardening
Home Food Preservation
Recipes
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This is our Panama kitchen. |
- Tour of Our House in Panama
- Tour of Our Host Dad's House in Panama
- Foy's Description of Service
- Jeff's Description of Service
I have also published:
National Public Gardens Day - My Gardens for Extension Master Gardeners
Edible Perennials for Food and Beauty for My Humble Kitchen
Odd Bits Recipe - Liver and Onions for My Humble Kitchen
Conifers - Which is Your Favorite? for Extension Master Gardeners
A Sneak Peek at Taltree's Newly Installed Dwarf Conifer Collection for Conifer Quarterly