This Week in my Garden- 23-5-17

My little garden is coming along. I’ve been learning a lot this year in my  “Grow with Me and Wile’s Lake Farm Market” series. You can see how I got my soil ready, planned my garden, planted cool weather crops and am planning to do some companion planting. Each week things come to life and …

Classic Potato Salad

It’s the May long weekend and that time of year when we officially switch our minds to summer…even if we’re still reaching for sweaters and hoodies some days. 😉 It’s time to start thinking of outdoor living, fun gatherings and food! No matter what, you have to think about the food and most often during …

Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday mornings I usually grab a cup of coffee and take time to catch up on stories I may not have time to read through the week. I thought I would share some that caught my eye this week. Join me for a Sunday morning coffee. See the Good in Everyone I love this story. …

Grow With Me and Wile’s Lake Farm Market- Companion Planting

Well its mid-May and things are happening in the garden! After getting our soil ready, making a garden plan, and planting some cool weather crops, it’s time to think about the next step in raised beds and your garden plot, some companion planting. Companion Planting is described as the idea that certain plants benefit from …

Simple Roasted Potatoes

This “recipe” is in constant rotation in my house. I hesitate to even call it a recipe…it’s really not. Introducing simple roasted potatoes. It’s cubing up some potatoes…unpeeled…and tossing them in olive oil and oregano. Then roasting in the oven, then sprinkling with some coarse seal salt, if you have it, or just regular salt. …

Fiddlehead and Potato Hash

OK…I’m going to be honest…before last week I had never cooked fiddleheads, in fact I don’t think I had ever even tried them! What?! For someone who likes to eat seasonally, fiddleheads just seemed like some sort of unknown, what the heck do I do with it…vegetable…until now. 😉 This is Fiddlehead and Potato Hash! …

Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday mornings I usually take time to catch up on stories I may not have time to read through the week. I thought I would share some that caught my eye this week. Both of this weeks stories come from some fellow East Coast Mom Media members. I hope you enjoy them with your Sunday …

Gow’s Home Hardware Recognizes “Giving Back” May 2017

The South Shore is known for their volunteer spirit. In communities all across this area there are hundreds of people giving back in some way each and every week and making a difference in people’s lives. They are fire-fighting, teaching, entertaining, raising money, driving, cooking, serving and more. Volunteerism is a vital part to building …

Fresh Cuts Friday- May 12, 2017

Wow…it’s almost mid-May…what??! Maybe it’s hard to comprehend because my heat has been coming on pretty much every day this week. Ugh. But, the weekend is near and so is some much-needed sunshine! The forecast looks lovely and just what we need to fire up that barbecue and embrace spring. Good news…Fresh Cuts Market has …

Prevention and Protection with Atlantick

Update: Since this post was published last year,  Atlantick has concluded very successful efficacy studies at Acadia university.  They have started the process to get the tick spray registered with the PMRA, Canadian Government. Body spray is currently available online or at select retailers listed below.  We are currently working on a piece of property which has involved …