For the last two months, we have been diligently working on a new project within our community. The Elwood Park Community Gardens, which will consist of 30 raised garden beds for neighbors and surrounding communities to enjoy and use. Elwood Park is a historical neighborhood where the roots of agriculture run deep. It was first… Continue reading Community Gardens, a necessity in 2023.
When it comes to gardening, there is so much information available. From the internet at our fingertips, to friends who garden, magazines, or one of our personal favorites, books. There's just something about an old fashion text where you can touch and flip through the pages. Books aren't for everyone, but there's something to a… Continue reading Garden Reading- The Must Haves
What does it really mean to be a farmer? Is it simply living a rural life style and homesteading? Do you need to have animals that include equine or some type of cattle? If I don’t use a big tractor or even a small tractor, can I still claim my farmer card? We love western… Continue reading The Depths of Farming
Fall in Florida my not be your traditional drop in temperatures and changing of the leaves, but there certainly is still something special about fall in Florida. It's prime time to start planting your vegetable gardens, farm markets start to open, and festival time is in full swing! Do we wish the temperatures were in… Continue reading Falling for Fall
It’s in our DNA to go out in search of food, specifically anything sweet, because our primal selves needed the extra calories from sugars. Any type of fruit was a bonus to our diet, so our minds associate pleasure and happiness with eating sweet foods. Fast forward thousands of years when sweets are literally in… Continue reading Family Foraging
Living in Florida especially the central region often raises the question, is the sand that’s in my yard soil? Should soil only look like what’s in containers from nurseries or from a bag mix? Despite the commercialization of soil and a high-definition photographs making us all see soil as a dark rich composted mixture teaming… Continue reading Is Sandy Suitable?
If you’re anything like us, finding ”plant people” can sometimes be hard to find. I’m pretty sure our friends occasionally roll their eyes at us, because there’s always a plant story waiting to be told. This is why we are part of many various gardening groups, especially on Facebook. ”Addicted to Gardening”, ”Central Florida Fruit… Continue reading The UF Gardening Guide-What Every Florida Gardener Needs!
Starting back at the beginning of Covid our family found a lot of fun creating raised beds for flowers in our yard. It created at park feel, meadow look, and wildlife haven we got to enjoy every day. Some other advantages were eliminating areas of grass we had to cut and reducing water consumption by… Continue reading Building the Foundation for Spring Garden Beds
When you think of growing vegetables, what do you see? A raised garden bed? Maybe rows lined with produce? An EarthBox on your patio? We tend to envision this elaborate Pinterest project that never seems to come to fruition. It doesn’t have to be that complicated. You don’t need an acre of land or 4… Continue reading Incorporating Vegetables Into Your Landscape
Have you recently had "one of those days?" You don’t land that job, your to do list is a mile long and then the in-laws call needing help today, follow that up with a phone call your sale didn’t come through and oh yeah your drink just leapt from your hand and into your… Continue reading How to Walk Off, “One of Those Days”
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