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Garden fun 13: complete the season with Mint!

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Mint is super easy to grow; in a pot or in a designated space. In the ground, it is a perennial, will self spread, can be enjoyed fresh through the season, and then dried for winter tea. Mint is a … Continue reading →

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Play with your food 9: picante yellow split pea and veggie soup

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

End of the garden season means playing with food. Immature, little squashes are delicious! Do not leave them to rot on the vine as the frost threatens. Immature tomatoes, too. Try this soup to use up whatever was picked hurriedly … Continue reading →

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Garden fun 11: Nature’s natural rhythm

Posted on September 27, 2026 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

I cherish the natural winding down of Autumn. For those who put up food for the winter, and/or tend to seeds and soil as the season completes, Fall is both a get-it-done-now time and an ah-it’s done time. The now … Continue reading →

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Garden fun 10: seeds and Mother Nature

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Over the last week or so, our location has received precipitation. Usually short bursts, plus two longer ones, and local Nature is responding quickly. The tomato plants that had flowered before mid-July, and largely went dormant protected under curtain sheers … Continue reading →

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Garden fun 9: a different year, for sure.

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

We begin with beauty, which Nature is always abundantly revealing. Here at 7800 ft. altitude, the season has shifted from the scorching heat of climate change experienced everywhere to something more accommodating to plants, animals, and people. Sun is waning, … Continue reading →

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