Justin Trudeau -- We've raised over a million

Cabin, Hoop House and Garden

A look at how things are developing in the gardens and hoop house and I just finished painting the cabin so I wanted you to see that too.

2013 Plant List

1. Onion Red Zeppelin
2. Okra Jambalaya
3. Pepper Hot Hungarian Wax
4. Pepper King Arthur
5. Geranium Bullseye Mix Pelargonium hortorum
6. Pepper Aji Dulce
7. Pepper Shi Shito
8. Tomato Mountain Merit
9. Tomato Roma VF
10. Tomato Yellow Multiflora (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
11. Tomatillo (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
12. Mustard Southern Giant Curled
13. Mustard Dragons Tongue
14. Mustard Red Giant
15. Lettuce New Red Fire
16. Broccoli Gypsy
17. Collards Flash
18. Cabbage Bronco
19. Cauliflower Fremont
20. Kohlrabi Kossak
21. Peas Dwarf Sabre
22. Daikon Radish April Cross
23. Sweet Peas Old Spice
24. Summer Savory
25. Cucumber Rocky
26. Parsley Forest Green
27. Sage
28. White Wonder Cucumber (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
29. Buttercrunch Lettuce (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
30. Heshiko Green Onion (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
31. Beets Merlin
32. Summer Squash -- Elegance
33. Winter Squash -- Sweet Mama
34. Calendula -- Fiesta Gitana Mix
35. Garlic Susan Delafield
36. Potatoes Yukon Gold & Cara

Canary and Hoop House update

A look at my canary in the coal mine experiment and the grapes, artichoke, daikon,onion and peas that are growing in the Hoop House. To finish the video a few short clips of some of the spring flowers.

Justin Trudeau -- Channel Change

I tweeted, google+ and blogged these ads and I would like to encourage others to do the same.

J'ai tweeté, Google+ et blogué ces annonces et je tiens à encourager les autres à faire de même.

Canary in the coal mine

Testing the hoop house to see if it is safe to bring my seedlings out. Planting my onion seedlings and a look at how things are growing in the early season hoop house.

The latest version of the ever growing seedling list:

2013 Plant List

1. Onion Red Zeppelin
2. Okra Jambalaya
3. Pepper Hot Hungarian Wax
4. Pepper King Arthur
5. Geranium Bullseye Mix Pelargonium hortorum
6. Pepper Aji Dulce
7. Pepper Shi Shito
8. Tomato Mountain Merit
9. Tomato Roma VF
10. Tomato Yellow Multiflora (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
11. Tomatillo (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
12. Mustard Southern Giant Curled
13. Mustard Dragons Tongue
14. Mustard Red Giant
15. Lettuce New Red Fire
16. Broccoli Gypsy
17. Collards Flash
18. Cabbage Bronco
19. Cauliflower Fremont
20. Kohlrabi Kossak
21. Peas Dwarf Sabre
22. Daikon Radish April Cross
23. Sweet Peas Old Spice
24. Summer Savory
25. Cucumber Rocky
26. Parsley Forest Green
27. Sage
28. White Wonder Cucumber (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
29. Buttercrunch Lettuce (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
30. Heshiko Green Onion (Free seed from Praxxus55712)

Frank Gardner's Return to Saudi Arabia BBC full documentary 2013 Inside ...

(There are a couple of ads in the middle of this video but you can click to stop them.)

BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner returns for the first time to Riyadh, the city in Saudi Arabia where he was shot by Al Qaeda in 2004 and left dependent upon a wheelchair. Travelling in this important and mysterious country, he explores how it has so far avoided an Arab Spring revolution.
Frank Gardner's Return to Saudi Arabia BBC full documentary 2013 Inside the saudi kingdom

Aerogarden, Hydroponics, Light Garden and Hoop House update

A look at the progress and growth in the Aerogarden, Hydroponics, Seedlings in the light garden and Hoop House. The plant list below corresponds to the numbers on the plant tags.

2013 Plant List

1. Onion Red Zeppelin
2. Okra Jambalaya
3. Pepper Hot Hungarian Wax
4. Pepper King Arthur
5. Geranium Bullseye Mix Pelargonium hortorum
6. Pepper Aji Dulce
7. Pepper Shi Shito
8. Tomato Mountain Merit
9. Tomato Roma VF
10. Tomato Yellow Multiflora
11. Tomatillo
12. Mustard Southern Giant Curled
13. Mustard Dragons Tongue
14. Mustard Red Giant
15. Lettuce New Red Fire
16. Broccoli Gypsy
17. Collards Flash
18. Cabbage Bronco
19. Cauliflower Fremont
20. Kohlrabi Kossak
21. Peas Dwarf Sabre
22. Daikon Radish April Cross
23. Sweet Peas Old Spice
24. Summer Savory
25. Cucumber Rocky
26. Parsley Forest Green
27. Sage

I hope he's moving in

Something a bit rare in this area a male Cardinal and he is singing for a mate. I sure hope he finds one I would like to see them move into the area.

Cantonese Egg Tarts

Cantonese Egg Tarts, originally uploaded by Campobello Island.

Link to the recipe : en.christinesrecipes.com/2009/03/cantonese-egg-tarts-reci...

Crocus and Chickens

Out enjoying some spring flowers and supervising the chickens free ranging time. It looks like we could be in for another spring snow storm. We were lucky one got a cm or two of snow then it changed to rain. 

Spring Birds

A short clip of some of the birds that have returned for the spring breeding season.

BBC Wartime Farm 8of8

Hazelnut in Bloom

BBC Wartime Farm episode 7

Hoop House Experiment and Seedlings

The plant list that corresponds to the numbers on the tags:

1. Onion Red Zeppelin
2. Okra Jambalaya
3. Pepper Hot Hungarian Wax
4. Pepper King Arthur
5. Geranium Bullseye Mix Pelargonium hortorum
6. Pepper Aji Dulce
7. Pepper Shi Shito
8. Tomato Mountain Merit
9. Tomato Roma VF
10. Tomato Yellow Multiflora
11. Tomatillo 
12. Mustard Southern Giant Curled
13. Mustard Dragons Tongue 
14. Mustard Red Giant
15. Lettuce New Red Fire
16. Broccoli Gypsy
17. Collards Flash
18. Cabbage Bronco
19. Cauliflower Fremont
20. Kohlrabi Kossak

Cabane à sucre - Sugar Shack

A compilation of video clips made this spring as I collected Maple Sap and made Maple Syrup for the first time. I enjoyed the whole process hope you enjoy it too. This link will take you to the University of Maine's How to Tap Maple Trees and Make Maple Syrup Bulletin #7036:

http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/PDFpubs/7036.pdf

BBC Wartime Farm episode 6 of 8

This could be Spring

BBC Wartime Farm 5of8

Experiment in the Hoop House