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A Modest Proposal
On August 18, 2020 women in the United States will have had the vote for one hundred years. I propose that from now until then and including the presidential election in November of 2020 that no woman in the … Continue reading
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Back to Clio’s Garden
Its been a long time since I wrote in this blog….the world was too much with me and other members of my family…but I am back with my fingers tickling the keys. I have not been idle, however. Eric and … Continue reading
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Canning, Freezing, Fermenting, Dehydrating, Root-Cellaring…
After all the planning, planting, watering, weeding, spraying, praying, and eating now is the time for preserving. Gardens large or gardens small, they all have a tendency to produce more than we can eat at one time. Prudence dictates that … Continue reading
The Pressures of Gardening
Yes, that’s right, the pressures of gardening, not the pleasures… The warm weather this spring has given me a small but constant case of the anxious willies. I started seeds that needed an early start a long time ago but … Continue reading
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Transplant to Save Seed and Time
This last January I attended an all day seminar with John Jeavons wherein he delineated his system of bio-intensive growing. One of the things he talked about was planting seeds in flats and transplanting the seedlings into the garden. The … Continue reading
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Backyard Chickens
Living with poultry has been an illuminating experience. Turkeys are friendly, smart and curious. Ducks are flighty creatures, easily spooked but very industrious in their search for food. The two ducks we have left lay one egg each per day … Continue reading
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Got Calories? Or..What’s in Your Pantry?
Since nearly everyone diets we all know what calories are…well, we think we know. There are ten or more different kinds of calories, but the two we are interested in are the small calorie and the large. The small calorie … Continue reading
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A Bit About Biointensive
Scientists now are finding genetic markers that suggest that humans have been planting and harvesting crops for possibly tens of thousands of years longer than previously thought. Our long ago ancestors had to deal with the same factors we do, … Continue reading
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Ostrich or Turkey?
Before I raised a batch of White Midget turkeys I wondered why Benjamin Franklin wanted our national bird to be the turkey instead of the eagle, now I know. Turkeys are friendly, smart, curious birds. They come when called, follow … Continue reading
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Welcome to Clio’s Garden
I have written many sermons, many articles and book reviews, but this is my first blog. It is my hope that the ideas presented here will encourage you to cultivate your own gardens–and by that I mean the ones where … Continue reading
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