Mendolonium

I am afraid to put the words down in print yet, but there are signs; very positive signs that we may be staying put.  I shall say no more as things are not certain yet, but I really do hope so…

Since my last update we’ve:

Plant something (or take care of something you’ve planted):

• Started basil, parsley, and cilantro indoors in pots.  My attempts to direct sow them in the garden this spring have not been successful.  Perhaps the cool, wet weather we have had is responsible?
• Started some additional “Furry Yellow Hog” tomato seeds.  I let Thomas pick out a tomato seed variety this year and he choose an yellow, slightly fuzzy tomato, “Furry Yellow Hog”.  We had several promising seedlings that we transplanted into the garden, but they all keeled over and died, much to Thomas’ distress.  So we are trying again…for a late season transplant.
• Planted some additional beans (Cannelloni) in some bare spots in the garden.

Harvest something:

• Carrots!  First of the season.
• Strawberries
• Raspberries

Preserve something:

• Nothing.

Waste Not:

• Gave away unwanted items for free on craigslist rather than throwing them away to be sent to the landfill.

Want Not:

• Just enjoying the start of a bountiful season of fruit…from our garden, the farmer’s markets, local farms…I love summer.

Eat the food:

• Finished off the last of our preserved bell peppers (frozen) from last year’s crop.  We’ve got lots of flowers on our peppers out back now so in a couple months we will back in peppers.
• After lots of traveling and nights spent agonizing over where to move, I am truly back in the habit of baking all of our bread and buns again.  Even though it is routine, almost nothing is so satisfying as pulling a warm, homemade loaf out of the oven.

Build community food systems:

• Found a neighbor just down the street that keeps chickens.  She told me that she would be happy to give me some Araucana chicks (green eggs!) when I am ready to start with chickens.  I kept Jeff up until 2:00 am the other night reading out loud to him about taking care of backyard chickens.   I might be obsessed.  Thomas is my partner in chicken advocacy and when asked whether he wants a play structure or a chicken coop in a bare area of the backyard will enthusiastically shout out, “chickens”!

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