Monthly Archives: June 2014

Greens

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Tom

So, typical dinner.  Tonight was chopped pork loin, sauteed with green onions, Tuscan & Red Russian Kale, Rainbow & Fordhook Chard, Romaine, Deer Tongue, and Buttercrunch lettuce, Japanese Red Garlic Mustard, Sweet Basil, Lemon Verbena, and mint, served over honey … Continue reading →

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Amos Hinton

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Tom

So a friend sent me a link, about Amos Hinton working with others to plant 4 acres of the Ponca Red Flour corn in Nebraska, where it was grown well over a hundred years ago. Just gave me a big … Continue reading →

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Just At The Ness Farm Again

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Tom

Shorter day at the office, had to get home so that Patti could go for PT for her back.  I had dinner ready when she got home, and then we went and just spent an hour at the Ness farm.  … Continue reading →

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Just Some Flooding

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Tom

On our way home from cousin Grace’s graduation party, we took a short detour down Ferndale Road, which is all huge, multimillion dollar lake homes.  Many of which, as I have stated before, are a lot more “lakey” than I … Continue reading →

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The (Stephani) Atkins Diet

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Tom

So, by chance, I ran into an internet gardening friend today.  Her big thing is organic goat’s milk.  She turns most of it into, and consumes it as, Greek style yogurt.  Kicker is that her goats give her a couple … Continue reading →

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40 Days, 40 Nights, And 40 Inches of Rain

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Tom

Pretty close to it anyway.  We are over 40 inches of rain for the spring, and now, first day of summer, we have sun. So, here is just a field and woods.  On the south side of the town of … Continue reading →

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Just A Few Other Photos

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Tom

My beautiful Phoebe, at Noerenberg Gardens on Saturday morning. Squashes are up at the Ness Farm. One of a dozen Czech Bush X Summertime Gold F2s.  I put a dozen of them out at the Ness Farm just because I … Continue reading →

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Another Follower

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Tom

Realized this guy was following me around the back as I was spot watering this evening. Our interaction ended when he ate a worm out of my hand.  His mother promptly fluttered in, shooed him away, and led him to … Continue reading →

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Another Evening At The Ness Farm

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Tom

Went out in the evening, just in time to meet the mosquitoes which have emerged after this weekend’s rain, so I could get finished what I had mean to get done this past weekend.  I was for the most part … Continue reading →

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Not So Bad Once You Cut Down The Weeds

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Tom

So these are my weed remediation buddies who came out with me to the Ness Farm this evening.  Today was the first day to try out the mowing between rows bit.  The mowing was my job.  Their job was plucking … Continue reading →

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