Vegan Rhubarb Cake by VEGarden
One of Chris’s favorite cakes is rhubarb, so for his first Father’s Day, Cedar and I decided to bake him a cake. I didn’t find a great vegan rhubarb cake recipe, so... Read More
Waiting for sunshine
The skies have been overcast for most of the spring. Good transplanting and seeding weather, but not great growing weather. We’re hoping for a few sunny days to help things along! I... Read More
Covering the Holes
There are a few posts on our blog about the raised beds made with concrete blocks I’ve been putting into my half of garden. The original idea was to plant herbs, strawberries... Read More
8,988 Pounds
In case you were wondering (you were wondering, weren’t you?) this is what 8,988 pounds (nearly 4.5 tons) of concrete block looks like: 220 – 4″ x 8″ 16″ – 33lb solid... Read More
Nobody’s Watching…
Unfortunately for him, I was watching. I let him stick around just long enough to grab a picture.
A Small Summer Project
From time to time, I get great ideas in my head. Those great ideas usually end up in a lot of work. I spent the weekend at Menards, pricing out the difference... Read More
Pasque Flowers
I’m not sure where these came from, but they showed up under our deck the other day. A bird or squirrel must have brought them over. Nice little hint of spring. The... Read More
Asparagus and Chives
It looks like Spring might just be here to stay! We had our first mini-harvest of the season yesterday: asparagus and chives! Chris fried them up with shiitake mushrooms, mock duck, and... Read More
Bird watching
We’re in the middle of a(nother) cold snap this spring. We haven’t been able to enjoy the sunshine and the garden much yet, so we’ve been watching the birds congregate at the... Read More
VEGarden: Now Mobile
It’s nothing terribly fancy – but our garden blog is now optimized for your mobile viewing pleasure! Now, I just need to get a cell phone with a better camera so I... Read More