Battling Mother Nature
While we managed to avoid the serious flooding many places saw in July, Mother Nature caught up with us in August and dumped 5+” of rain in just a matter
Harvesting in Big Ugly
Harvests are coming in strong, and people are busy canning, freezing, and dehydrating food for the coming cool months. People have put away the traditional veggies like corn, peas, beans,
Summer Growth and Summer Recipes
We’ve had cool weather late into the spring. It rained enough that some plants needed to learn to do the backstroke. There were deer that thought gardens were free salad
Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork
This spring as we’ve started new gardens and restarted workshops, I’ve noticed an interesting trend among gardeners: helping one another out. A couple of gardeners were ready to throw in
Great Gardens, Great Food, Great Harvest!
Finally spring has sprung, and so have our plants. This past Saturday we had our garden planning workshop along with a seed and plant handout with gardeners eagerly planning on
Preparing for the Growing Season
BUCC April 2022 Blog Our gardeners definitely have spring fever, and are ready to put things into the ground; however, Mother Nature apparently isn’t quite as ready as they are.
Weather Madness Vs. Gardening Madness
The weather can’t seem to make up it’s mind whether it’s winter or spring. Last week we had both the warmest and nicest day of the season so far, followed
Time to sow cold weather crops
Marcelle St. Germain Step by Step, Big Ugly Seems like we just planted our gardens yesterday, but the calendar and cooler temperatures say otherwise. Garden produce is ending, just
Welcoming Fall Foods
It’s hard to believe that the growing season is almost over, and I can’t wait to see the totals for what our gardeners grew. One gardener has just picked several
Gardens Yield GREAT Returns!
We have been getting some really good reports from our gardeners... of course, sometimes one may encounter a pest like cute little chipmunks digging potatoes out of a garden
