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Making Peach Jam for the freezer

Jun 10th, 2010
by Georgiaberry Mobley.
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Pomona’s Universal Pectin is a lovely product that allows the making of jam or jelly with any amount (even NONE)  of any sweetener you like.  It is available in the Texarkana area at Granary Street health food store, 3425 New Boston Road Texarkana, TX (903-831-5940), at least I bought some there a while back. The [...]

Carrots

Jun 12th, 2009
by Georgiaberry Mobley.
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Carrots Our son, Max (not pictured . . .), is five years old, and at the age when kids say a lot of funny things.  He has cracked me up a couple of times lately with his comments about carrots. When we first started pulling a few carrots to eat at the baby stage, he [...]

satisfaction: pleasure or contentment derived from the gratification of a desire, need, or appetite

Dec 3rd, 2007
by Georgiaberry Mobley.
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satisfaction: pleasure or contentment derived from the gratification of a desire, need, or appetite It isn’t often enough that I have a truly satisfying day, but it does happen from time to time.   The other day, Kandan and I finished the new pig pen in the cold, and the pigs were happy to find new [...]

On the farm . . .

Sep 1st, 2007
by Georgiaberry Mobley.
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On the farm . . . During the whole month of August, the availability and variety of local produce has been declining dramatically.  This is a natural seasonal phenomenon, resulting from the end of the growing season of crops planted after the last frost, like squash and tomatoes. To alleviate some of the availability and [...]

Watching your food grow

Aug 8th, 2007
by Georgiaberry Mobley.
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Watching your food grow Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 8/8/2007 5:57 AM and is filed under uncategorized Here are squash seedlings, ready to be set out in the garden. Squash are some of the most rewarding seedlings to grow – if you want to start a plant with a kid this is the one to [...]

Another baby goat . . .

Aug 7th, 2007
by Georgiaberry Mobley.
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Another baby goat . . . Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 8/7/2007 6:14 AM and is filed under uncategorized An armload of goats He finally arrived – in this picture he is the lower goat, with the larger white marking on the forehead.  He is five days old now (8-7-07) but in the picture he [...]

Anticipation

Aug 1st, 2007
by Georgiaberry Mobley.
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Anticipation Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 8/1/2007 7:06 AM and is filed under uncategorized This is why gardeners love to read seed catalogs – anticipation.  Mmmmm, what are we going to grow so that we can EAT IT!  I don’t see why I should have all the fun – you’ll be eating it, too. So [...]

Baby Goat – extreme cuteness

Jul 31st, 2007
by Georgiaberry Mobley.
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Baby Goat – extreme cuteness Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 7/31/2007 5:57 AM and is filed under uncategorized Cecily and Cookie This little goat is doing well and it is fun to watch her prancing about following her mama, Ginger.  Another doe, Calico,  is about to deliver any time.  I’m sure since a torrential rainstorm [...]

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