This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do live right in the middle of high maintenance suburbia, and my neighbors think I’m nuts. ~Mavis

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This past week I was able to harvest over 78pounds of fruits and vegetables from our backyard garden. We pulled up just over 46 pounds of carrots and were able to give some away, sell some to neighbors and enjoy some for ourselves.  What a crazy week it’s been.

I’ve been working on planting new seeds for fall, trimming back plants and just trying hard to keep everything well watered, especially the pumpkins.  Trying to grow 2,000 pounds of food is proving to be a little harder than I thought, but with a little luck, I think I’ll get there.  One vegetable at a time.

Here is what I have harvested so far:

Basil 1 lb 14 oz {how to make pesto}

Beets 39 lb 50z {how to can beets}

Blueberries 4 oz {mixed berry pie recipe}

Broccoli 4lb 14 oz {pasta salad with broccoli, carrots, and sun dried tomatoes}

Broccoli Rabb 1lb 6 oz {chickpeas with broccoli raab and bacon}

Cabbage 25lb 7 oz {how to make sauerkraut}

Carrots 81 lbs 14 oz {carrot cake recipe}

Cauliflower 2lbs 3 oz {cauliflower hummus rocks!}

Chives 15 oz {chalkboard painted herb pots}

Kale 1 lb 4 oz {how to make kale chips}

Lettuce 14 lb 0 oz {bbq chicken salad}

Mint 2 lbs 9 oz {Fresh Pea Salad with Spinach, Feta and Mint}

Onions 5 lbs 9 oz {Kentucky Fried Chicken Cole Slaw}

Oregano 2 lbs 7 oz

Mushrooms 9.25 oz {read more about how I grew mushrooms}

Peas 34 lb11 oz {fresh peas and bacon recipe}

Peppers 7 oz

Potatoes 5lb 8 oz {potato soup recipe}

Radish 15lb  12 oz {how I bartered radishes for avocados}

Raspberries  11 oz {how to make a raspberry buckle}

Spinach 2lb 5 oz {garlic spinach dip recipe}

Sprouts 10 oz {how to grow sprouts}

Strawberries 6lb 6 oz {dehydrated strawberries are awesome}

Swiss Chard 24 lb 5 oz {rainbow Swiss chard recipe}

Tomatoes 3 oz {roasted corn salad with tomatoes and feta}

Zucchini 4 lb 9 oz {how to make zucchini relish}

Miscellaneous 8lb 2 oz {This means we let someone come and pick vegetables, or did not get a chance to weigh them individually, and this was the total weight of all the vegetables combined}

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So that’s what I’ve grown so far this year… How about YOU?

How is YOUR garden doing?

Total Food Harvested in 2012: 300 lbs 4.25 oz

I have spent a total of $484.86 on seeds, soil, plants and supplies for this year.

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This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do live right in the middle of high maintenance suburbia, and my neighbors think I’m nuts. ~Mavis

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 This past week I was able to harvest over 38 pounds of fruits and vegetables from our backyard garden.  I could have picked more, but I feel really good about having surpassed the 10% mark. Carrots, beets and a whole lot of peas were gathered and with the raspberries finally starting to make their appearance, this week is shaping up to be a good one.

The problem I’m facing now, {and why I didn’t pick as much as I could have} is what to do with all this food.  We all know growing vegetables is a lot of hard work, but as each day passes, I finding out that preserving the bounty is becoming increasingly harder with all the different vegetables that need to be dealt with on a daily basis.

Maybe getting a booth at the Farmer’s Market wouldn’t be such a bad idea after all.

Here is what I have harvested so far:

Basil 1 lb 12 oz

Beets 30 lb 40z {how to can beets}

Blueberries 3 oz

Broccoli 4lb 14 oz

Broccoli Rabb 1lb 6 oz

Cabbage 25lb 7 oz

Carrots 35 lbs 11 oz

Cauliflower 2lbs 3 oz {cauliflower hummus rocks!}

Chives 14 oz

Kale 1 lb 4 oz

Lettuce 14 lb 0 oz

Butter Crunch 12 oz
Mixed Greens 4 lb 2 oz
Romaine 10 lb 11 oz

Mint 2 lbs 9 oz

Onions 2 lbs 5 oz

Green Onions 14 oz
Red Onions 2 lb 1 oz
Scallions 6 oz

Oregano 2 lbs 7 oz

Mushrooms 9.25 oz

Shiitake 9.25 oz {read more about how I grew mushrooms}.

Peas 1lb 2 oz

English Peas 21 lb 11 oz
Sugar Snap Peas 8 lb 1 oz

Peppers

Jalapeno 2 oz
Sweet Peppers 3 oz

Radish 12lb  5 oz

Easter Egg Radish 2 lb 3 oz
Crimson Radish 1 lb 5 oz
French Breakfast 8 lb 13 oz

Raspberries  4 oz

Spinach 2lb 5 oz

Sprouts 10 oz

Strawberries 6lb 1 oz {dehydrated strawberries are awesome}

Sprouts 10 oz

Mung Bean Sprouts 7 oz
Sandwich Sprouts 3 oz

Swiss Chard 23 lb 15 oz

Tomatoes 1 oz

Sun Gold 1 oz

Zucchini 1 lb 8 oz

Miscellaneous 8lb 2 oz {This means we let someone come and pick vegetables, or did not get a chance to weigh them individually, and this was the total weight of all the vegetables combined}

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So that’s what I’ve grown so far this year… How about YOU?

Are you starting to feel overwhelmed with all the vegetables yet?

Total Food Harvested in 2012: 221 lbs 13.25 oz

I have spent a total of $$484.86 on seeds, soil, plants and supplies for this year.

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This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do live right in the middle of high maintenance suburbia, and my neighbors think I’m nuts. ~Mavis

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What a week! Over the last 7 days I have been able to harvest over 78 pounds of garden goodness. Cabbage, carrots, beets, and herbs were the top contenders this past week.

I made sauerkraut, canned beets, traded carrots and this afternoon I’m hoping to barter a few more of my delicious heirloom vegetables for some much needed fancy Costco cheese.  You know, so I can keep up appearances and make it look like I shop at the store like the rest of the people here in high maintenance suburbia.  I mean really, they don’t need to know my garden is my supermarket. How uncool would that be?

Here is what I have harvested so far:

Basil 1 lb 11 oz

Beets 28lb 10z {how to can beets}

Broccoli 4lb 14 oz

Broccoli Rabb 1lb 6 oz

Cabbage 25lb 7 oz

Carrots 27 lbs7 oz

Cauliflower 2lbs 3 oz {cauliflower hummus rocks!}

Chives 14 oz

Kale 1 lb 4 oz

Lettuce 14 lb 0 oz

Butter Crunch 12 oz
Mixed Greens 4 lb 2 oz
Romaine 10 lb 11 oz

Mint 2 lbs 9 oz

Onions 2 lbs 5 oz

Green Onions 14 oz
Red Onions 15 oz
Scallions 6 oz

Oregano 2 lbs 7 oz

Mushrooms 9.25 oz

Shiitake 9.25 oz {read more about how I grew mushrooms}.

Peas 1lb 2 oz

English Peas 7 oz
Sugar Snap Peas 5lb 15 oz

Radish 11lb  12 oz

Easter Egg Radish 2 lb 3 oz
Crimson Radish 1 lb 5 oz
French Breakfast 8 lb 4 oz

Spinach 2lb 5 oz

Sprouts 10 oz

Strawberries 5lb 8 oz {dehydrated strawberries are awesome}

Sprouts 10 oz

Mung Bean Sprouts 7 oz
Sandwich Sprouts 3 oz

Swiss Chard 22 lb 13 oz

Miscellaneous 8lb 2 oz {This means we let someone come and pick vegetables, or did not get a chance to weigh them individually, and this was the total weight of all the vegetables combined}

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So that’s what I’ve grown so far this year… How about YOU?

Are you starting to feel overwhelmed with all the vegetables yet?

Total Food Harvested in 2012: 182 lbs 8.25 oz

I have spent a total of $$484.86 on seeds, soil, plants and supplies for this year.

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