Category Archives: Food for the soul

PROBLEMS IN PARADISE

Posted on May 16, 2014 by asknod

I have a wonderful schedule I follow by rote every year where harvests are concerned. I plan my life around it to have enough time to accomplish each facet before being overwhelmed by the next. Imagine my surprise to discover … Continue reading →

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SILVER QUEEN DAY

Posted on May 16, 2014 by asknod

For two years running, members Leigh and Paul, long-suffering claimants of the VA, have sent me corn to plant. As I’m a sucker for new flavors, I tried to gin up about six last year with disastrous results. It seems … Continue reading →

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VA ILP–THE FARM REPORT

Posted on April 18, 2014 by asknod

Just in case the VA sleeps with one eye open to make sure my agrarian pursuits are not a flash in the pan, I present the Grahamcracker report. I have been busy prepping for spring as usual. This always takes … Continue reading →

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SPRING–THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

Posted on April 6, 2014 by asknod

I apologize for my absence. I have been birthdaying, April Fooling, and repotting over one hundred-odd tomato plants. In addition, I have been selling them to benefit our local, non-aligned Veterans Services Organization- KPVeterans– or Key Peninsula Vets as we … Continue reading →

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TOMATO PRELUDE

Posted on March 25, 2014 by asknod

Food for the soul update. Tomatoes and purple broccoli. Left click on these to enlarge them.

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GENTLEMEN, START YOUR TOMATOES

Posted on March 6, 2014 by asknod

It’s that magic time of the year again. Flowers are poppin’ and spring is springin’. Cupcake said I may have planted a few too many tomatoes. I’m sure my three neighbors want some. Funny thing  is when you get them … Continue reading →

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THE SHARPER IMAGE FARMER

Posted on January 2, 2014 by asknod

Veterans Administration psychiatrists are quick to tell you that Veterans, as a whole, are more prone to mental aberrations like being anally retentive, suffer obsessive compulsive disorder and antisocial, positively icky personalitites. Well, why wouldn’t they? Those are manifestations of … Continue reading →

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PUNKIN CHUNKIN’ AT THE NOD RANCH

Posted on December 13, 2013 by asknod

Always wondering why I have pumpkins growing all over the pasture in spring. Seems the animals redistribute the seeds. Like Grampa said- “Them fellers are your bread and butter for fertilizer. Always prime the pump and you’ll get your due.” … Continue reading →

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ILP GREENHOUSE UPDATE

Posted on December 2, 2013 by asknod

Here’s the latest from CBS. VA Vocation Rehabilitation Counselor tells Veteran to man up and heat his own greenhouses. Veteran, In vain attempt to protect what’s left of his liver and keep organic food on the table, enlists help of local … Continue reading →

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T-DAY FOOD STORIES

Posted on November 27, 2013 by asknod

Every year I contribute some whiney complaint about the world and VA. This year is different. I feel positively ebullient so I will tell stories of my former life. The first concerns rotten butter. If you smoke cigarettes, you really … Continue reading →

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