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decisions, decisions

Designing new seed packets & trying to decide between these three designs for my alma paprika packaging . . . votes?

& so the season of cold season begins

snow falling on the last of the flowers in my garden

the very strange sight of an iris blooming in november, and snow falling upon it

snow on the outside roof, fresh greens still growing

cilantro is still growing covered in snow

my herbs are growing along great on my radiator! had lot of fresh basil for pasta the other day. mmm

Holiday Cheer

Seeds make great gifts for the holidays! Send me an email if you would like to purchase some or you can find me (& lots of other great artists) at this year's Focus Fair

Focus Fair Holiday Indie Craft Show
Saturday Dec. 10th 11-5 andSunday Dec. 11th 11-4

Spill Cafe - 414 George St. N

Come to the Focus Fair Indie Craft Show and find tonnes of local, handmade treasures for everyone on your shopping list. Support Local Artists. Enjoy Holidy Cheer

More for information, check out the event on facebook!

Seeds drying in my back room

Flowers, beans drying in their husks, hot peppers. This baker's rack is incredibly handy

Beans hanging up to dry. I had to pick them early due to a heavy frost warning. I am hoping that by pulling them up by the root, and hanging them upside down, the seeds will still develop fully

fall in the community garden

Chard in its last stages

Lots of happy kale still

Pile of greens harvested on Nov. 9th!

Beautiful pink & yellow chard

My garden plot put to bed under a pile of straw

happy to be in the garden on a mild November day

So, today, November 14th, I finally planted my garlic. This is one of the first times I have ever done it without frozen fingers or under a light dusting of snow, and I usually get to it around Halloween. Here are some photos

3 varieties cracked, laid out, and ready to plant!

Created little divots in the soil for the cloves

Garlic in the ground

Cloves covered in soil, and then mulched in a think layer of straw. Gives it a nice warm blanket to protect it over the winter, and then as soon as the soil warms up in the spring, they can get growing

Bringing a little of the season inside

Before a deep frost could hit my container garden (they had been protected by a large front porch), I transported them into my home in an attempt to extend the life of the plants, and my access to fresh food, the smell of fresh herbs, and just to look at green things growing!

I moved my hot pepper plants, rosemary & lavender directly on top of my radiator in front on a sunny window. They seem to love having heat from underneath throughout the winter. All three of these plants have been overwintered for two years already!!

The basil, I don't expect to live throughout the whole season, but it is still flowering, so I am hoping to collect seed from it, and the flowers are really pretty to look at

My hot pepper plant has already set new flowers!

I dug up these lovely fall greens from my farm and transplanted them to pots, and placed them in a sunny window in a room that is not heated. I home to have fresh greens for a few months to come!

Windy & Beautiful Sunset

I took this video one very windy evening on Lake Huron. It was invigoratingly beautiful out that night. The sun-setting, and the reflection in the water pools on the beach were spectacular. This truly is one of my favourite places in the world to be. You can hear the wind whipping off the water, but for emphasis I turned the camera on myself to show just how windy it really was. Literally blew my hair back!

here are some still shots as well:

Fall Farming

I went out to the farm to close it up for the season, and surprisingly found a lot of things still growing! There were still flowers on my pepper plants!