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Kitchen Makeover – Part 1

Posted on January 23, 2017 by beettheratrace — 1 Comment ↓
Kitchen Makeover - Before

Well, its a new year and it’s time to catch up on sharing all our projects around the house and adventures over the past few months. I had great intentions Continue Reading →

Posted in Building Things | Tagged diy, kitchen, makeover, remodel | 1 Comment ↓

Tomato Time

Posted on September 16, 2016 by beettheratrace — Leave a reply

This year I have two types of tomatoes growing in abundance. The large heirloom variety is called Goldie. I purchased a seed packet from Fedco two years ago and have Continue Reading →

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Beets!

Posted on September 13, 2016 by beettheratrace — 1 Comment ↓

I thought it might be fitting for my inaugural blog post to write about canning beets! I was recently given a pressure canner, so a whole new world of food Continue Reading →

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10 inches of snow! Didn’t see that coming. 10 inches of snow! Didn’t see that coming.
🍎 🍏 It’s the perfect time of year to prune 🍎 🍏 It’s the perfect time of year to prune your apple trees!! Today is the first time since we bought our farm last summer that we’ve been able to tend to our orchard. We have about 8 trees that need some love, but hopefully they will revive and produce healthy, larger apples 🍎 🍏 . . . . . #apple #appletrees #appletree #backyardapples #beettheratrace #farmstand #backyardorchard #homestead #homesteading #homesteadinglife #growyourownfood #knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom #appleorchard #appleorchards #farming #farmingtonmaine #fairbanksfarmstand #mainegrown #maine #mainelife
The Great Smalls Falls Ice Disc #snowymeditation # The Great Smalls Falls Ice Disc #snowymeditation #meditation #smallsfalls #maine
I keep finding new plants at our new house, which I keep finding new plants at our new house, which always brings the term #secretgarden to mind. Today, on the cusp of winter and just an hour before a significant snow storm blankets our little patch of Maine with snow. I tucked the #garlic bed in under some mulch and found places to tuck #treeonion bulbs into gardens here and there. One spot was at the base of a few birch trees, I went to tuck them in and found these wee hens and chicks, one last surprise before our land gets covered with snow, possibly for the winter at that rate with are going with these chilly temps.
Woohoo! #productivenaptime today, paid bills, prep Woohoo! #productivenaptime today, paid bills, prepared with trip to town office to register vehicles complete with urine sample and ready to hand over my first born child, #peeledtomatoes, made a knotweed #tincture and a peach #elixir. The peach tree keeps on giving! Good for handling hot weather better and bee stings, two of my outdoor foes.
Prepping the greenhouse for the first frost earlie Prepping the greenhouse for the first frost earlier this week.
Pepper harvest! #eatwhatyougrow #gardeningwithkids Pepper harvest! #eatwhatyougrow #gardeningwithkids
I had no idea how lovely #Beebalm smelled until I I had no idea how lovely #Beebalm smelled until I went out to cut some today from our huge patch of it. I wish I could leave the pretty flowers to dry without covering them, but this repurposed #grandyoats bag isnt too bad and will do a great job of catching the precious petals as they dry. This plant will help us through the cold and flu season. #beettheratrace #plantmedicine #stockingupforwinter
Taming the impenetrable berry block! The first ste Taming the impenetrable berry block! The first step is to stake out the rows, then we are going to mow a path between them, after harvest we will thin the rows down to 2 feet wide. It’s hard work, but these kids work for berries. It’s a good thing that we will have millions of these very soon. #beettheratrace #berrypatch #eatwhatyougrow #kidsgardening
This evening’s task of thinning the fuzzy peache This evening’s task of thinning the fuzzy peaches off of the peach tree and feeding them to the chickens. #littlehelpers #growwhatyoueat we just learned that we needed to thin them! Just ordered a mower deck for the quad bike that will tame our field, then we can assess the apple trees and learn how to care for those too. #beettheratrace follow our journey at beettheratrace.com
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