Welcome, Pollinators!
In January, I posted a list of 12 Green Resolutions for 2021. The one I was the most excited about was #6: Be kind to your wild...
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Hannah
Jul 6, 20214 min read
Weeds and Deer and Bugs, Oh My! How to keep nature from eating your garden without using chemicals
Three days of rain followed by two days of warm sun is perfect weather for growing vegetables – and weeds. I spent a good part of...
Hannah
Jun 15, 20214 min read
State of my Green(er) Yard Report
We moved into a new home a little less than a year ago. Our goal is to make as many ecological changes as we can to the yard, within...
Hannah
May 18, 20214 min read
The Battle of Green Desert has begun
It’s time to man your battle stations against the most insidious enemy you never knew you had. It’s time to stop aiding and abetting the...
Hannah
May 11, 20214 min read
In Defense of Doing Things the Hard Way
My dad, who had patiently been teaching me to drive for weeks, was finally somewhat relaxed in the passenger seat of his car for the...
Hannah
Apr 27, 20213 min read
Plant a little self-sufficiency this year
Backyard gardens and backyard chickens have had a Renaissance recently, thanks to Covid. It gives people a sense of security to know that...
Hannah
Apr 6, 20213 min read
DIY Backyard Vegetable Gardening so easy my Five-Year-Old is doing it!
I have been organic vegetable gardening at a community garden for the last five years and it has been wonderful, satisfying, and...
Hannah
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Be the Change – Join these two challenges today!
The family and I have been working hard this spring on our new Square Foot Garden (post on that to follow). Our goal is to plant salad...
Hannah
Mar 11, 20213 min read
Seed Starting 101
The beautiful weather these last few days has had me thinking Spring, Spring, Spring! And Spring makes me think of gardening and...
Hannah
Feb 4, 20213 min read
Dreaming of Spring: Planning your 2021 Garden
This Monday was Imbolc, a Pagan celebration marking the midpoint between deep winter and first spring. At Imbolc, I always try to sort...
Hannah
Nov 24, 20202 min read
For the Birds
One of our goals in our new house is to create a backyard habitat for birds, butterflies, and bees. I am going to be using this article...
Hannah
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Our New Clothesline!
If you are an avid follower of this website (and I hope you are!), you will know that upon re-reading How Bad are Bananas by Mike...
Hannah
Nov 5, 20203 min read
Kale is King! Year-Round Salad Gardening
Looking to grow your own greens (almost) year-round here in New Hampshire? Kale, the darling of health nuts, is also one of the hardiest...
Hannah Kivikoski
Oct 14, 20203 min read
Guest Post! Foraging Fungi in NH Forests
Hannah Kivikoski has been a nature enthusiast and animal lover since childhood. She explored the American outdoors with her mother,...
Hannah
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Decorating with Nature – Fall Edition
It’s almost Fall and all the stores and online advertisers are trying to sell you a bunch of fake pumpkins, apples, and leaf garlands....
Hannah
Sep 1, 20203 min read
Starting a vegetable or pollinator garden!!!
With fall just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about your garden/s. Why now? Why not in the Spring? Because the soil will...
Hannah
Aug 15, 20202 min read
New Hampshire berries in December!
BERRIES! My family is obsessed. We pick from the beginning of the summer to the end – strawberries, raspberries, blueberries,...
Hannah
Aug 4, 20202 min read
The Ephemeral Extravagance of a Fresh Tomato
We don’t eat fresh tomatoes for most of the year. From October to June, we get our tomato kicks from salsa, marinara, and tomato soup. We...
Hannah
Jul 19, 20201 min read
Eat your weeds! or When Life gives you purslane, make soup!
We should all try to eat locally. New Hampshire is awash in fresh vegetables this time of year and I hope you are enjoying local lettuce,...
Rachel
Jun 10, 20201 min read
Composting at Home
Food waste and scraps account for about 25% of our landfill. Some people assume that this food will easily decompose into the ground –...
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