Category Archives: Inspiration

What’s in the Garden is What’s for Dinner

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Susan

Tweet This time of year, the garden plans my menu. Whatever is ready for harvest is generally what’s for dinner. Our freezer is full of meat from local farms, and tonight we had pork chops with our vegetables. I brined … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Inspiration | Tagged food, gardening, menu, pork chops, vegetables | 25 Comments

Have You Taken a Farm Tour Lately?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Susan

Tweet I think that Sean Zigmund and Cheyenne Miller are audacious. They have a few acres in upstate NY and they call it a farm. And you know what? It is a farm. These young people know how to work … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming/Homesteading, Food, Inspiration, Places to Visit, Upcycle | Tagged CSA, farm tour, Farming/Homesteading, recycling, upcycling | 3 Comments

Lessons from Cuba: Farming and Urban Gardening

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Susan

TweetBefore its collapse, the USSR had been providing Cuba with much of its oil, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizer and food. Cuba, in return, provided them with sugar. All of this ended with the break-up of the Soviet Union. This was … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming/Homesteading, Food, Healthy Living, Inspiration | Tagged break up of the soviet union, Cuba, Farming/Homesteading, food cuba, fruits and vegetables, gardening, riding bikes, urban gardening | 38 Comments

Back to Eden

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Susan

Tweet I absolutely love finding out about gardeners/farmers who are innovative and creative. They help me to realize that after almost 40 years of gardening, I’ve only begun to scratch the surface. I find that exciting! Our infinite God has … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, How to, Inspiration | Tagged Back to Eden, Farming/Homesteading, gardening, homesteading, mulch, Paul Gautschi, wood chips | 17 Comments

Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Susan

Tweet As a Penn State Master Gardener, I am required to take 8 hours of continuing education each year. I wanted to take the opportunity to visit a farm just outside of NYC called Stone Barns Center for Food and … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming/Homesteading, Food, Inspiration, Photography, Places to Visit | Tagged farm, garden, master gardener, organic, photography, Stone barns | 7 Comments

Fresh from the Garden! Grilled Ratatouille

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Susan

TweetTo walk out into my garden and pick most of what we will have for dinner gives me so much joy. The garden is on the verge of bursting with eggplant, zucchini, okra, tomatoes and onions. Sounds like ratatouille to me! … Continue reading →