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February 20, 2023

Starting Brassica Seeds

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Starting Onions from Seed in January

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I am passionate about gardening and seasonal living on 1/4 acre and making it work.

It is time for some 2025 garden planning! Excited

It is time for some 2025 garden planning! Excited to see what the garden holds for us this year. We have big plans and hope to do more this year. Who else is planning their garden? Are you planting anything new this year? Let share our thoughts and plans and help each other stay motivated this year. #gardenplanning #homesteading #gardening

Just made the yummiest crackers for the first time

Just made the yummiest crackers for the first time out of my sourdough discard. Recipe to follow this was so simple. There’s nothing added to the discard other than the spices that I sprinkle on the top before baking super easy and delicious.#sourdoughbaking #sourdoughdiscard #cookingfromscratch

It’s seed starting time! Trying a new seed compa

It’s seed starting time! Trying a new seed company here in Ohio! This catalog has everything from seeds to preserving to fertilizers. Check them out and they are local. We can drive down and look at their products in person. So excited

With the weather getting much colder here in north

With the weather getting much colder here in northeast Ohio it is #time to pick the last few herbs we have green. Dehydrating rosemary and thyme and filling all my spice jars to go on my homemade spice rack I made a few years back! I just love it. It’s not perfect but it works 🥰 #rosemary #herbs #thyme #handmade

We have a freezer warming here in northeast Ohio.

We have a freezer warming here in northeast Ohio. Bringing in all the flowers 🌸

Easy refrigerator dill spear pickles! Not wasting

Easy refrigerator dill spear pickles! Not wasting anything 😉

Canning peaches today!! Along with all the other t

Canning peaches today!! Along with all the other things 🤣

Canning pickles and making memories with mom! Old

Canning pickles and making memories with mom! Old fashioned recipe for an amazing and unusual sweet pickle!

Fresh broccoli for dinner. Not bad

Fresh broccoli for dinner. Not bad

Azure Standard haul. Finally got my flour! I’ve

Azure Standard haul. Finally got my flour! I’ve been trying to order this since October and every time they run out by the time the order ships so frustrating. Going to be trying their cocoa as well as pistachios. Love their organic products 😊

Come out and see Sage Lane Syrups this Saturday Ju

Come out and see Sage Lane Syrups this Saturday July, 6 at the Maize Valley Winery & Brewery Lavender festival! We will have plenty of Lavender syrup as well and some refreshing drink samples using the Lavender syrup to inspire your creativity. See you there.

Sage Lane Syrup has a new flavor! It’s Birthday

Sage Lane Syrup has a new flavor! It’s Birthday Cake and it is made with Madagascar vanilla beans! So good!

Come out and see us this Sunday, June 30th!! Try o

Come out and see us this Sunday, June 30th!! Try out our new Birthday Cake flavor! See you there 😉

My favorite way to use Brown Sugar Cinnamon. Cup o

My favorite way to use Brown Sugar Cinnamon. Cup of coffee with 2 tablespoons (yes I use 2 don’t judge me), Half and half and some extra cinnamon on top! So good!

San Marzano tomatoes! Deer are getting a few but w

San Marzano tomatoes! Deer are getting a few but we have our first fruit setting on! #tomatoes #sanmarzanotomatoes

Beautiful day to pick local fruit at Dillon Fruit

Beautiful day to pick local fruit at Dillon Fruit Farm. We will be making fresh syrups with the fresh berries! Come out and see us this Sunday 6/30 at the Bombshell Market in Green, Ohio 11-3

Fresh raspberries oh yes!! Thank you Dillon Fruit

Fresh raspberries oh yes!! Thank you Dillon Fruit Farm for fresh berries and Sage Lane Syrups for raspberry syrup for my sprite! So refreshing 😊

Come out and see us in Boliver this Thursday throu

Come out and see us in Boliver this Thursday through Saturday at the Strawberry Festival. We have a few new flavors as well as some old favorites!

Refreshing strawberry iced tea made with Sage Lane

Refreshing strawberry iced tea made with Sage Lane Strawberry Syrup! So good 😊

We have 3 small blueberry bushes and this is their

We have 3 small blueberry bushes and this is their year to shine! #blueberry #homegrown

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