Monthly Archives: February 2012

Pomposity: Just Another Post About CSA

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I got off the phone with one of my favorite Victory Gardeners the other day and said “Pomposity!”  My conversation with him made me realize I had assumed everyone knew what I meant when I wrote about Community Sponsored Agriculture … Continue reading →

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Dear Aunt Tomato

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If I had lots of nieces and nephews, I don’t think I’d be a doting aunt.  Sure, I’d remember their birthdays, graduations, and weddings with the appropriate card and cash gift, but doting might not be possible.  I only have … Continue reading →

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Friday Pillow Talk – Kohlrabi From Outer Space

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I have a friend; we’ll call him Jaxon.  (It sounds like that Johnny Cash song, “Jackson” except with an “X.”)  He called me this week to tell me he’s been on a “raw food diet” for the last five days … Continue reading →

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Not Yet

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

This was Saturday’s soil temperature in the Hampton Victory Garden. Not yet, but sooner than you think…

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The Lettuce Farm

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I spend a lot of time thinking about the food I eat.  It’s not a new thing; my mother began feeding us “health food” during the 70’s.  Both she and her sister (Aunt Dot) had copies of “Let’s Get Well” … Continue reading →

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Hearts For Flowers…And Vegetables

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Love. The elusive emotion has been the subject of poems, songs, paintings, novels, operas, and even wars.  There is nothing I could say which would improve upon the noisy din of words about love. Do you like my big cardboard … Continue reading →

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The Now And The Not Yet

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’m stuck this morning.  I want to write about gardens and seeds and compost and bright green growing things, but it’s too early.  Literally and figuratively.  Literally, because I write these blog posts before the sun comes up and figuratively, … Continue reading →

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Abundance

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

CSA Day at the Winter Market was terrific!  I picked up some information about the local CSA’s on the Seacoast and have posted the information on the Victory Garden bulletin board. Brookford Farm was selling their own delicious cottage cheese … Continue reading →

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Making My List, Checking It Twice

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

When I was in 7th grade, Mr. Weldon the principle used to tell this old saw about time going by faster and faster with each passing year.  It didn’t seem like it back then but looking at the calendar today, … Continue reading →

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Friday Pillow Talk – I Wake Up Screaming!

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Once again, I was reading garden books before bed, hoping to inspire pastoral dreams.  Last night it didn’t work and no sheep peacefully grazed on green pastures.  I woke up fitfully, thinking about my day job and why someone should … Continue reading →

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