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What We Can Learn From the French About Food
We’ve been listening to some excellent seminar presentations by French Chef Francis Foucachon, former owner of the West of Paris restaurant. In this presentation, Chef Foucachon, born, raised and educated in Lyon, has been discussing how the French view food … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, General, Recipes
Tagged cooking, eating, french cooking, french food, fresh food, gardening, health, local food, nutrition, real food
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Tillage Radish Update
It’s been about three and half weeks since I planted the experimental tillage radish beds. The Lord provided and excellent rain this last week–about four, soaking inches–and the radishes have come to life. True to form, they are growing rapidly with some … Continue reading
Remembering Ruth Stout: A Guru of No-Work Gardening
One of the first books I read as the Lord rekindled my love of gardening was “The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book” by the late Ms. Ruth Stout and Mr. Richard Clemence, published by Rodale Press. Ms. Stout was a … Continue reading
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Tagged country, deep mulch, farm, garden, gardening, growing, hay, homestead, land, mini-farm, mulch, no-work gardening, planting, ruth stout
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Cover Crop Experiment: Tillage Radish
This week I planted an experimental bed of Tillage Radish. I have several beds with hard clay starting about eight to ten inches below the top soil. Instead of using the double dig method on these bigger beds, I’m trying … Continue reading
The Joys of a Bountiful Harvest
The kids are a big help in managing the garden and growing our own healthy food. The work can be tough and hot at times, but there are those simple rewards of learning diligence and responsibility—not to mention the joys … Continue reading
Nine Foot Tall Sweet Corn – Double Dug Bed
Besides the tomatoes I’m keeping watered during this drought, I am also watering this one four foot by twenty foot bed of sweet corn. The sweet corn is doing exceptionally well in this bed this year. Here’s what I did … Continue reading
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Tagged composting, corn, country, double dig, double digging, farm, garden, gardening, grass, growing, homestead, John Jeavons, land, mini-farm, plant, plant food, planting, soil, sweet corn, tiller, wide row
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