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Photo Friday – Tomato Harvesting

By: Melissa August 26, 2011

PhotographyFood, garden, homegrown, photo friday, photography, tomatoes3 Comments

Over 40 lbs harvested so far this Summer Have a wonderful and safe weekend

Photo Friday – Freezer Tomato Sauce w/ Recipe

By: Melissa August 19, 2011June 10, 2018

Dinner, Food, Photography, summer, The Garden, VegetablesFood, freezer, photo friday, preserving, recipe, sauce, tomato2 Comments

No story for today. Just a favorite recipe and my first instagram post. Yes, I bought an iphone this week. Its my first big gift to myself in a couple of years, since I bought my camera, and I deserve it. Let me tell you, this thing is awesome. I’ve been posting lots of…

Photo Friday – In The Garden

By: Melissa July 29, 2011

Photography, The Gardenbackyard homestead, chickens, gardening, photo friday, summer, tomatoes, urban homesteading3 Comments

I think we have a rooster on our hands. How many tomatoes do you see in this picture? I counted 25.

Photo Friday – Plum Jam with Recipe

I love making jam in the summer. We don’t bother canning it since we tend to finish it off pretty quickly. That’s why I love this recipe, because you can make any amount you need. This week we used red plums, last week it was tropical plums, next week we will see what is on…

Photo Friday – Camp Cookin

By: Melissa July 1, 2011June 30, 2011

Photographycamp cooking, camping, cast iron pan, coleman stove, food photography, photo friday, summerLeave a Comment

It started raining 15 miles from camp. It didn’t stop until the next morning.

Photo Friday – Lemon Preserves

By: Melissa June 24, 2011May 26, 2018

Food, Fruit, Photographycooking, lemons, photo friday, photography, preserving1 Comment

My very first preserves. Maybe I should make a Canning Tally for the year… Recipe from Simply Recipes

Photo Friday – Tomato Babies

By: Melissa June 3, 2011

Photography, The Gardengardening, heirlooms, organic, photo friday, photography, tomatoes, urban gardening6 Comments

You dig, you sweat, you stain your clothes and toil away in the afternoon sun so that one morning a couple of months later you can be greeted with this. It may sound crazy, but I can’t wait to eat my babies!