Busy day already
So much to do... today Kate and I are going to Whole Foods and Rawesome. If there's time (I doubt it but maybe) we will stop off at the YMCA. I want to find out about their swimming classes for babies.
I also need to harvest my basil and freeze a bunch of pesto. Not sure if that will happen today... maybe tomorrow or the next day. I have a thousand other things to do today.
Speaking of harvesting the basil, I really want to do more gardening. This site http://www.homegrownrevolution.org/ has inspired me. I guess I have been sort of busy this past year, what with moving and having a baby and all. :-)
Anyhow, I did manage to grow some edible things this year:
Basil
Tomatoes
Sage
Rosemary
Thyme
Parsley
Flat-leaf parsley
Everything in my garden is doing GREAT. I can grow herbs outside all year long. And I cook with herbs all the time. There is simply no reason to buy them in the store when I can grow them myself.
I want to grow some more herbs:
Dill
Oregano
Cilantro
Mint
I also want to get a Meyer lemon tree. Not sure where we would put it but perhaps I could just keep it in a pot. I bet I could also keep an avocado tree. And a lime tree. Those are fruits we use all the time but they don't come in my CSA box.
I'd also like to grow:
Potatoes
Fennel
Radicchio
Carrots
Celery
Onions
Arugula
Cabbage
Cucumbers (for pickles)
Grapes (I want the grape leaves for my pickles)
All things we either don't get in our box, or, in the case of carrots, we get very few. And I use carrots, celery and onions constantly. I love fresh carrot juice. I've been using Seth's juicer lately to make carrot juice, beet juice, and apple juice. It's so good.
I still have tons of room in the side yard to plant more stuff.
I'd also love to plant some beautiful springtime tulips and other bulbs in the front yard.
I think I shall order some seeds and bulbs.
I need to buy or make a compost bin of some sort. It is such a shame to throw all those good banana peels and eggshells in the garbage. And it will make my soil so much better.
Must go shower and dress now and get Seth's breakfast.
I also need to harvest my basil and freeze a bunch of pesto. Not sure if that will happen today... maybe tomorrow or the next day. I have a thousand other things to do today.
Speaking of harvesting the basil, I really want to do more gardening. This site http://www.homegrownrevolution.org/ has inspired me. I guess I have been sort of busy this past year, what with moving and having a baby and all. :-)
Anyhow, I did manage to grow some edible things this year:
Basil
Tomatoes
Sage
Rosemary
Thyme
Parsley
Flat-leaf parsley
Everything in my garden is doing GREAT. I can grow herbs outside all year long. And I cook with herbs all the time. There is simply no reason to buy them in the store when I can grow them myself.
I want to grow some more herbs:
Dill
Oregano
Cilantro
Mint
I also want to get a Meyer lemon tree. Not sure where we would put it but perhaps I could just keep it in a pot. I bet I could also keep an avocado tree. And a lime tree. Those are fruits we use all the time but they don't come in my CSA box.
I'd also like to grow:
Potatoes
Fennel
Radicchio
Carrots
Celery
Onions
Arugula
Cabbage
Cucumbers (for pickles)
Grapes (I want the grape leaves for my pickles)
All things we either don't get in our box, or, in the case of carrots, we get very few. And I use carrots, celery and onions constantly. I love fresh carrot juice. I've been using Seth's juicer lately to make carrot juice, beet juice, and apple juice. It's so good.
I still have tons of room in the side yard to plant more stuff.
I'd also love to plant some beautiful springtime tulips and other bulbs in the front yard.
I think I shall order some seeds and bulbs.
I need to buy or make a compost bin of some sort. It is such a shame to throw all those good banana peels and eggshells in the garbage. And it will make my soil so much better.
Must go shower and dress now and get Seth's breakfast.