Category Archives: Gardening

Grocery Budgeting Tips, Part 1. From the Kitchen of Elizabeth Weaver

About a year into our marriage, my husband  Justin and I decided to challenge ourselves and see how much we could save on groceries while improving our diets. (Easier said than done!) I’ve learned that there isn’t really a quick … Continue reading

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Top 10 Reasons to Pick Apples at Weaver’s Orchard

Thinking of going apple picking this season? Well, here are 10 reasons that picking apples here is a fun and unique experience. 1. 30+ apple varieties to choose from. We grow more than 30 varieties of apples. That’s a lot … Continue reading

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Lessons from the Garden

A friend of mine says that if you visit Vermont in July, you have to lock your car, not because people will steal things but because they will fill your car with zucchini.  She promises she isn’t joking. When I … Continue reading

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Free Garden Advice from the Experts

Theories about the best ways to grow gardens abound.  Do you have to start seedlings indoors?  Does it matter whether the moon is waxing or waning when you plant?   Will watering plants during the heat of the day burn them?  … Continue reading

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The Dirt on the Dirty Dozen

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Or does it? A recent study published by the Environmental Working Group called “The Dirty Dozen,” has many people wondering just what they should be eating. The report ranked fruits and vegetables … Continue reading

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Springtime Brings Forth Babies of All Sorts at the Orchard

Spring has come to the orchard and the babies are arriving left and right! A couple of Tuesday’s ago my husband announced the raspberry and blackberry babies (he calls them plants) had arrived. Even though I was about to be … Continue reading

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Knowing Your Vegetables

After college, I lived in Chicago for five years.  The winter would fitfully jolt into summer, skipping spring entirely, and sometimes on sunny April days I would stand on our apartment’s back balcony and wish for a tiny yard where … Continue reading

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