http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/country-life-blog.html The country life blog keeps you up to date with all additions and changes to Peggy's living-and-loving-my-country-life Web page. Subscribe here. en-us country life Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:55:13 GMT Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:55:13 GMT living-and-loving-my-country-life.com http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/englishcucumbers.html Once we started growing English Cucumbers, we did not grow any other kind. We always plant them in the greenhouse where it gets very hot in the summer. They do best in the heat. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:55:12 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/jennywren.html Jenny Wren arrived here right on time on May 1st. She sings continuously from the first light of day until it becomes dark. It is a distinctive trilling song that brings joy to my garden. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:34:18 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/freezingrhubarb.html Freezing rhubarb is as easy as chopping it up and filling a container. You then have an abundance of healthy fruit ready to make desserts,cakes and crisps all winter long. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:38:12 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/growingrhubarb.html Growing rhubarb is easy and well worth the effort. In my garden rhubarb is one of the earliest of fruits and a harbinger of spring. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:38:40 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/homemadeyogurt.html I like to make my own homemade yogurt.It is easy to do. It doesn't take much time and is much more economical than storebought yogurt. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:57:14 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/venison-recipes.html When you live in the country and have acreage, venison recipes come in handy. The meat is lean and tasty, and these recipes are some of our favorites. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:20:40 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/growingstrawberries.html Growing strawberries in grow pots was easy and successful for me. What an easy way for an older person to practice container gardening. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:57:48 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/seed-catalogs.html Pouring over the seed catalogs is a great past time in winter when the snow is piled high on the ground and the temperature is zero or below. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:08:13 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/prairie-grass-gallery.html The prairie grass gallery has pictures of grasses and forbs found in my seven acres of tall grass prairie. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:08:52 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/artisan-bread-in-minutes.html Artisan bread in minutes is an exciting new way of making bread.I am a veteran bread maker and I make bread each week, but I was absolutely blown away after reading about "Artisan Bread in Five Minute Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:53:43 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/prairie-grass.html Prairie grass should be burned every year or at least every other year to keep the area free of weeds and trees. When we burn the fire literally roars up the hill and makes a tremendous sound. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:04:35 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/tall-grass-prairie.html Our seven acres of tall grass prairie was planted in 1988. I never tire of the beauty and colors of the tall grasses and forbs. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:57:23 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/Pheasant.html Life is never dull in the country.This is a story of me ,Sweet Annie and a pheasant. Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:32:17 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/squirrels.html My country squirrels are very intelligent. You can almost see the wheels going around in their heads as they figure out what to do to reach the wild bird seed. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:32:33 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/lowtunnel.html A double-covered low tunnel is easy to build and inexpensive. I expect a March harvest of carrots and spinach. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:01:25 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/Christmas-tree-farming.html We started Christmas tree farming in 1991. That year we planted six different types and a total of 3000 tree Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:23:37 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/growing-peppers.html I like growing peppers. Peppers have always been a special part of my garden.They like warmth so during the dog days of August they grow at a fantastic rate. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:44:21 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/Growing-Sweet-Potatoes.html This year I am growing sweet potatoes in my organic country garden. The harvest is just in and they are delicious! Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:24:00 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/bakedapples.html My favorite baked apples are made with apples from a very old tree that was here when we bought the farm. I like to think that Johnny Appleseed planted it. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:25:35 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/freezing-tomatoes.html Freezing tomatoes is a great way to keep them.When I am overwhelmed by the quantity of tomatoes that are ripe in my garden, I bag them and put them whole into the freezer. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:06:32 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/fresh-green-beans.html Fresh green beans from my organic garden are one of my favorite vegetables. The first picking is always seems to taste the best but perhaps that is because it has been 12 months since the last Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:23:56 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/using-micro-greens.html Using micro greens in the home kitchen is easy with this delicious beet salad. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:59:07 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/hazelnut-recipes.html I make these hazelnut recipes with the harvest from my hazelnut bushes. They are delicious. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:17:27 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/hazelnuts.html Many years ago my husband planted a row of hazelnuts.We ignored these bushes until about a year ago when we began to look and find that they actually did produce nuts. Today we harvested a whole gallon of them! Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:23:38 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/hazelnuts.html Many years ago my husband planted a row of hazelnuts and proceeded to ignore them. What a surprise to find a bountiful crop this year! Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:20:07 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/microgreens.html Think of micro greens as a gourmet vegetable confetti,offering intense flavor and stunning visual texture and color,made from a variety of crops harvested at the seedling stage. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:32:35 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/microgreens.html Think of micro greens as a gourmet vegetable confetti, bursting with intense flavor,color and texture. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:25:56 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/organic-garden-tips.html A good organic garden starts with the proper garden bed preparation. In our garden it all starts with the marvellous tool called the broadfork. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:53:31 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/organic-garden-tips.html Organic garden tips on preparing garden beds. This is what works well for our organic garden. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:49:07 GMT http://www.living-and-loving-my-country-life.com/growinggarlic.html August is the time to dry homegrown garlic. See how we do it. Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:46:36 GMT