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Roots
It’s weeding season! Which it will be pretty much all summer long and kind of into fall. My burgeoning affection for weeding that was sparked last year is growing into a fully developed passion. I just love traipsing out to the garden with my trowel in hand, plopping my bottom down in the dirt and…
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The Misrepresentation of Food
There’s something odd about the food featured in ads and google image searches. That’s right- I google food images. Because to me, an image of a voluptuous, tri-colored tomato is more soothing than a waterfall. But I’ve found that I’m mostly disappointed in the mass representation of produce. It doesn’t look like the food that…
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Agritourists
It’s the last day of May and slightly chilly out. We’ve received a fair amount of rain in the last week, so our plants are very happy. Some are sprouting up and out bold and strong. Others have yet to show any sign of life. A few are alive but struggling. We are tentatively weeding…
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Seeds and Seedlings
The garden is now fully planted! Throughout this week we’ve been planting a little every day, and the weather has been perfect for it. The full list of what we’re planting this year: spinach, eggplant, 3 kinds of peppers, 3 kinds of tomatoes, two kinds of peas, kale, 2 kinds of lettuce, beets, 2…
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Breaking ground
I’m back to blogging! Although my spring semester is not quite finished yet, today seemed like the perfect day to start the blog back up because today we got the ground tilled for Summer Garden 2012! Bigger and better! As you can see, I still take crooked, underexposed photos! Above is Trevor in the newly…
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Dreamacres
Ok, if you’re friends with me on facebook, which you most likely are, you might have noticed some status and photos regarding Dreamacres. These did not capture the full story which I am so eager to tell. We heard about Dreamacres farm through word of mouth, which is apparently the way most people hear about…
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Fairs and fun times
We have something really beautiful to share with you. http://blog.tdunningphoto.com/2011/spinning-in-rochester/207/ This is a video blog post done by a friend of ours of Trevor spinning. It was such a fun experience discussing the process with the photographer, as well as our many other happy living concepts. These days we’ve delved into the most popular of…
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People and property
Today is a good day because we have a new mechanic who is awesome. This is one of my primary values in life- to have a strong relationship with my mechanic. What makes this new mechanic so great is the way he explains everything to us as if we are intelligent human beings who are…
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Mini Victories
We have found ourselves in the midst of another heat & humidity wave, which can slow us down quite a bit since our house only has limited air conditioning. This morning, however, Trevor and Aubrey didn’t let it keep them from being surprisingly productive. I came home from work to find the dishes washed, the…
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Trepidation
It has been a while since I blogged because I’ve been preoccupied with getting the yarn business up and running. We are proud to announce that we now have yarn up for sale, at http://www.etsy.com/shop/hommespunyarns. I expected to feel jubilant and excited once the yarn was finally up for sale, but I must say I feel very…
Angie Gustafson 