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16 inches of snow measured the morning of March 15th 4 inches of snow measured the morning of March 22nd 2 inches of snow measured the morning of March 24th March 14th it began, a heavy wet snow bringing vital moisture to our dry soil. The storm started a period of cloudy, snowy, and rainy […]
Gardening is a great enterprise. It has countless benefits, like having the freshest food in the world right outside your door, or for some of you, inside your door (if you have a sunny indoor space or grow lights). Have you made the decision to grow some of your own food and/or flowers this spring? […]
Ahhhhh…Moisture Ireland’s resplendent greenery is the epitome of verdant pastures where animals graze on the best the earth has to offer, lush and green, moist and tender, well watered from the heavens. As water is to parched land, so does this vision of greenery touch the soul of the arid-climate gardener. March 17th is an […]
Do you know your ultimate purpose and how it fits with growing your own food? Most of us know that serving only ourselves does not fulfill our purpose. We need to serve and be in relationship with others to find happiness and fulfillment. Our name, Grow My Own Food, LLC, sounds self-focused. But usually when […]
Rejoicing Amidst the Ninth Month’s Lament Must Summer End So Soon? Along the Colorado Front Range, there are some years when we can get to October before we experience our first freezing temperatures. It is not often. We Know Winter’s Coming Temperatures take a turn at this time of year, and just like school students […]
The sun is everyday moving Northward. The days are growing longer. We are rapidly approaching the first official day of Spring (March 19th this year), the moment when the night is as long as the day (the equinox). The desire to be outside increases. My Audible Spring Onset Indicator (the volume of child-generated noise at […]
Today we begin! We are a people who desire to grow at least some of our own food and enjoy the innumerable benefits therefrom. On the day we begin, we become miniature subsistence farmers. It is appropriate, then, to officially launch this website on the Feast of Saint Isidore, the Patron Saint of Farmers, so we can seek […]