2016 Garden – July

It’s been a hard road to get to this point in the garden. I am so happy I decided to do this. It has been so rewarding.

May 5, 2016
May 6, 2016
May 7, 2016
May 12, 2016
May 15, 2016
June 4, 2016
June 11, 2016
July 16, 2016.

2016 Garden – April

The Month of April was a good one.

April 17, 2016:

Starters have way out grown their container. I am finally getting around to transferring them into a larger 72 cell tray. While doing this I realized I didn’t actually comprehend how much I planted.…

2016 Garden – March

MARCH 12, 2016:

I’m so excited for this years garden!! I feel it’s going to be another good one!!

Today I planted organic starter plants. Used organic starter soil & my really small spaced planter container. Amended the soil with azomite.…

Mushroom Time!

   
Got some great mushrooms at the discount rack today! Time for some dehydrating!!

Last time I bought a bunch and dehydrated them too. Slices are great for sautéing, soups and stews. Whole dehydrated portobello tops are great for grilled sandwiches!…

Fall Planting Inside – January

 1/7/16: Wow, I’ve done some rearranging since my last inside fall planting post.

I got rid of my grow boxes. They provided me with tons of greens and basil but then it was time to let them rest.

I took my grow shelf and placed them where the grow boxes were. …

Easy RAW Coconut Curry Soup

I had one young Thai coconut left in the fridge, so I decided to make dinner with it. This raw vegan soup is amazing and full of rich flavor. I couldn’t believe it! So simple to make if you have a Vitamix blender.…

7 Layer Breakfast

I like to bake an egg inside a half of avocado, this was my plan for breakfast this morning – but came up with this instead. Makes 2 servings.

• 1 cup or more mashed avocado

• 2 chopped up tortillas or 4 corn to make gluten free

• salsa

• shredded cheese

• 2 – 6 eggs

• seasonings to taste: lemon juice, salt, pepper, chili powder, Italian seasoning etc.…

TOMATOES!

Got all these tomatoes yesterday at a reduced price of $3.99! This is what I did with them today…

9 trays of sliced tomatoes for sun dried tomatoes!

3 half gallon jars of tomato pulp ready to use for salsa or sauces. …

Microgreens: Pea Shoots

11/15/15: This morning was a busy one. Got up at 6 am, checked the dehydrator-cubes carrots & potatoes ready to store, along with the zucchini chips. Vacuum sealed everything.

Then decided to start some pea shoots. Rinsed the peas then spread them into my 5 trays.…