Hello Blog! Hello Summer Garden!
Wow, time flies! We haven’t written since spring! We have been enjoying the summer and all the season brings to our Florida backyard! Sunflowers, tomatoes, and elderberries have been the highlight of...
View ArticleMyakka River State Park – Sarasota FL
In in May we celebrated 9 years of marriage with a kid-free camping trip to Myakka River State Park! My husband, who just started his own blog, wrote about our trip here! But I wanted to share this...
View ArticleConnecting Kids to their Food: Vero Beach Farms – Indian River County
“On average, U.S. students get less than four hours of food education per year. Millions of kids aren’t learning about the importance of fresh, nutritious food at home or at school, making it almost...
View ArticleSummer Gardening in Florida
I talk to people all the time that don’t think you can garden in Florida’s hot and humid summers. It isn’t always the easiest task, but it is definitely possibly, and always rewarding! I found the...
View ArticleGrilled Okra Recipe – Summer Gardening
In our Kitchen… We have had the best okra harvest this year! My littlest gardener isn’t a fan of tomatoes, yet. So I experimented with grilled okra pods for the first time this year. My husband said,...
View ArticleSchool Gardening Project
I was blessed with the opportunity to head up a gardening project with a Kindergarten / First Grade class at a local elementary school this fall. I kept notes to share on the blog, to hopefully...
View ArticleA Salad Party!
School Garden Update The students were so excited to harvest the first of their lettuce crop! The class decided to throw a “salad party” to celebrate. A few parents brought in salad dressings, bowls,...
View ArticleJanuary in our warm Florida Garden!
January has been really warm again this year. Warm, and wet here in Central Florida! We are still getting mosquitoes and sunflowers in our backyard! When we do get a touch of cold, the winter veggies...
View ArticlePJ’s Backyard Adventures: Children’s Book Review
At the end of last year I was contacted to review this children’s book. Anything introducing nature to kids excites me, so I easily agreed. My little gardeners and I enjoyed looking at this...
View ArticleHello 2018! Gardening School Fun
It’s been quite some time since I have blogged. I am now a mom to THREE sweet gardening girls! This year I am volunteering at a public elementary school garden, and working at a private after school...
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