A novice's attempt to get 15 percent of his food from his suburban fifth acre
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 1st, 2010
With the end of January we reached the middle of our effort in terms of days, but certainly not in terms of calories. The 7,568 calories we have managed to grow and eat from our yard since August 1 of last year represent .5 percent of our annual count, or about two days worth of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 8th, 2009
We have been saving snow peas for three or four weeks, dutifully blanching and freezing them until a combination of preserved peas and fresh-picked measured out to two cups. We got there this past Sunday and made vegetarian split pea soup with our harvest. Our friends Paul and Amy, who are always game for a [...]
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