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Hello Reader, Hello from MissouriAre you enjoying the spring weather where you're at? I am although spring has come fast but then winter was quite mild. I have given a couple canning classes recently, and it's gotten me in the mood to can during this downtime. So I have been busy canning butternut squash that we grew last year, potatoes, chicken, and chicken broth. If you'd like to see a short video where I share what I lay out when I'm preparing to can, it's right here. I always enjoy hearing the birds and watching new plants grow and flower. Speaking of plants, I have been interested, for many years, in identifying plants. It all started with homeschooling our children and has led to us using plants for medicine since 2011. It's funny the different paths God places us on paths that are different than the plans we had for ourselves. Plant IDI just wrote an article about Mayapple. Have you heard of it? Have you ever used it? I would love to hear if you have. As I was taking a break from the garden this afternoon, I decided to go walk around the yard, where the yard meets the woods, and there it was the colony of Mayapples all in bloom. I decided to take some photos and write up an article about it just for you. You can read it here. Don't judge, but included in the article is an old video I did, about 6 years ago, on my other channel where I was showing Mayapple to the viewers. GardenI love seeing all my little garden greens popping up. Our peas, kale, cabbage, broccoli, beets, rutabaga, carrots, bok choy, arugula, and swiss chard are all coming up nicely; well.....except for the ones the chickens eat or scratch up. My carrots that overwintered in the garden will blossom and produce seed for me to collect this summer. Our strawberries are blossoming and producing little green berries. My medicinal plants have all come back, so I am very excited about that. The asparagus has already produced its harvest and will be flowering soon. Here's a little walk through of our spring garden. How's your garden doing? FREEBIESI do hope you have grabbed your freebies that are in the Subscriber Exclusive library. The password to access the library is COMMUNITY.
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