DailyBuzz Moms 9×9: iPhone Gardening Apps Review

May 28, 2012

Part of being a happy and balanced mom is making time for your interests and passions. For me, that passion is gardening and creating a natural space in which my daughter can learn and play. It’s so much fun to watch her stick her nose into a bloom or yell, “Water irises!!” at the top […]

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Potato Boxes are Ready!

May 24, 2012

We had a break in the rain this week, so Tomato and I were able to head out into the garden this morning to put the finishing touches on the potato boxes and check on how everything else was going. I needed to put the first row of boards on the boxes and fill them […]

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Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry

May 23, 2012

Currently, Congress is reauthorizing the Farm Bill and in doing so, drastic cuts have been proposed to the Supplemental Nutrition Assitance Program, also know as SNAP and formerly known as food stamps. In the recent economy, families have been through extremely difficult times and wondering where their next meal may come from is incredibly stressful. […]

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Bloggy Boot Camp

May 22, 2012

This past Saturday was amazing! I attended Bloggy Boot Camp in Philadelphia and had the opportunity to listen to and learn from some amazing women in this field. First up were Tiffany Romero and Francesca Banducci from SITSGirls.com. The energy and positivity that these two emit is palpable. They started the day off by speaking […]

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Planting Cucumbers and Carrots

May 21, 2012

Today, before the rain began (thank you Nature, for doing my watering for me!), I popped into the garden in order to plant our cucumbers and carrots for the season. They are going to be growing in our fourth and final bed. We are once again planting Scarlet Nantes Carrots. We are using the leftover […]

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Potato Prep

May 16, 2012

I have definitely been slow about getting our potatoes in the ground, so we will see how this goes this weekend. Luckily, if they don’t work, we have a wonderful organic potato supplier at our farmer’s market. In the past two days, I sliced the seed potatoes in order to let them dry out so […]

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Mother’s Day Garden Gift

May 14, 2012

When my husband asked what I would like for Mother’s Day, I replied that I would love time in the garden. We had a bunch of items that needed taking care of and a few solid hours on a beautiful Sunday would be perfect for completing them. So, after Tomato woke up, had breakfast and […]

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Peony Potential

May 12, 2012

We are almost at my favorite late spring bloom time in the garden. Peonies are one of my favorites because of the visual beauty of the petals and the amazing smell. Looks like later this week will be the time that they emerge on our plants. Have a great weekend and be sure to check […]

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Garden Update: Week of May 7th

May 8, 2012

This week in the garden, plants and flowers continue to wake up. We are between foods to eat, but are looking forward to how the onions are doing and how the blueberries are starting to appear. Check it our below! Blueberries are getting there! Onions are taking off. Some asparagus wasn’t picked in time and […]

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Little Sapling Toys: Wooden Matching Tile Game Review

May 7, 2012

One of my fondest recollections of my childhood were the endless amounts of time that I spent playing various memory games. I loved challenging myself to see if I knew where everything was and to see how quickly I could finish a game. I was thrilled when Little Sapling Toys reached out to me to […]

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