This past weekend was full of hard work around here at Two Frog Home and much was accomplished. It always feels so good to not only know that you did alot of work, but also too see the results of all that work. The gardens and yard look great, letters and packages are ready mailing, handmade gifts have been wrapped, work day lunches have been picked from the garden and sit packed in the fridge, and the pantry has been neatly re-organized.
Independence Days Challenge – Week 10
Plant Something: More lettuce and carrots, thinning of radishes, beets, carrots, lettuce, and apples.
Harvest Something: radishes, lettuce, beet greens, onions, cilantro, basil, thyme
Preserve Something: Nada
Reduce Waste: Nothing special beyond the usual
Preparation & Storage: Re-organized the pantry, making sure I have things in the proper rotation. I’m also ready for the upcoming season, this way.
Build Community Food Systems: Purchased and ate locally grown hydroponic cucumbers.
Eat the Food: A salad every day from our garden, we’re still working through our food stores from last year.
I hope your weekend was productive and restful.
July 6, 2009 at 8:14 am
We did have a productive weekend, but not in the garden dept. We are ready to put the last coat of paint on our new patio furniture!
July 6, 2009 at 10:47 am
Aw, that looks beautiful! A newly harvested lunch is the best. I’m afraid I’ve neglected my lettuce this year. I’ll do better in the fall. I promise!
July 6, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Hi Kathie, it’s lovely reading about your productiveness when we are in the middle of winter. Would you mind clarifying “work day lunches have been picked from the garden and sit packed in the fridge”? I pack our lunches and would love to know exactly what you mean by this. Cheers, Rose
July 7, 2009 at 12:26 pm
I try to do as much of the lunch prep work on the weekends as possible, because the mornings can be so darn hectic.
So picked means just that I picked and washed the lettuce, onions, and radishes from our garden. I made salads and packed them in indidivual containers for our lunches this week. I also pack fruit that we homecanned in individual containers for each day as well. Each morning I just grab those two containers and pack a clean fork in our boxes. I usually add some other kind of snack too (seeds, nuts, jerky, cookie, etc.)
July 7, 2009 at 8:22 am
That is some beautiful lettuce–bet it was delicious!