lin_e65
12-31-2008, 12:25 AM
Hello all,
I'm from the western burbs of Chicago. I was very much into gardening and sustainability when I was in my 20s and 30s. A full time job and kids took away the garden and all the other things I used to get pleasure from. I've decided that all work and no pleasure is not a happy way of living. I have two raised beds that I put in last year and I'm planning on getting a community garden plot this summer to raise lots of stuff.
This past fall, I had noticed an apple tree near work that had been there for years. This year it produced the largest apples! Boy, were they tart. By September, I had picked a bushel full and made the best applesauce, canning about 18 pints. I even remembered how to can! We're still eating the "sauce". That's what I plan on doing with this summer's bounty-can, freeze and dry.
Just finished reading Barbara Kingsolvers, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and I'm going to try to eat more locally. What an eye opening book!I][/I][/I]
I'm from the western burbs of Chicago. I was very much into gardening and sustainability when I was in my 20s and 30s. A full time job and kids took away the garden and all the other things I used to get pleasure from. I've decided that all work and no pleasure is not a happy way of living. I have two raised beds that I put in last year and I'm planning on getting a community garden plot this summer to raise lots of stuff.
This past fall, I had noticed an apple tree near work that had been there for years. This year it produced the largest apples! Boy, were they tart. By September, I had picked a bushel full and made the best applesauce, canning about 18 pints. I even remembered how to can! We're still eating the "sauce". That's what I plan on doing with this summer's bounty-can, freeze and dry.
Just finished reading Barbara Kingsolvers, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and I'm going to try to eat more locally. What an eye opening book!I][/I][/I]