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Dawn Bly
Core Value: Respect the Soil
Today, I would like to share with you about one of our core values. A little story about when we started edible landscaping I think may...
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Dawn Bly
Jan 292 min read
Daffodil facts
Q1: Are they native to Kansas? A1: No--daffodils originate from eastern Europe and North Africa.[i] They travel well in bulb form,...
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Dawn Bly
Jan 53 min read
Eating from the Backyard/Edible Landscaping--Chicken Dolmas
Those who come on the farm tours to check out how we do our edible landscaping, our "Eating from the Backyard" posts are for you! We eat...
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Dawn Bly
Nov 10, 20232 min read
Meet the Team: The Lovely Assistant
Another in our Meet the Team series--The Lovely Assistant is a very busy young lady. Her extracurricular activities include studying the...
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Dawn Bly
Jun 12, 20233 min read
Hollyhocks in the Suburban Garden
Dear Lovely Assistant: In the realm of garden blooms, few flowers evoke a sense of nostalgia quite like hollyhocks. With their tall...
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Dawn Bly
May 22, 20232 min read
Picking a Chicken Coop
Why did we purchase and assemble an Eglu chicken coop when we could have made one ourselves from scratch, or purchased one locally? Good...
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Dawn Bly
Mar 27, 20232 min read
Meet the Team--The Rodent (Harry Potter, the Guinea Pig)
Some people wonder why we did not go the cat-and-dog-as-pets route when we moved here. Well, we originally planned to get another dog,...
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Dawn Bly
Mar 23, 20231 min read
Bringing Pickable Country Flowers into the Suburbs
Do you remember when you were a kid going someplace, perhaps your grandparents, and picking flowers or something from nature, and giving...
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Dawn Bly
Mar 23, 20232 min read
Chicken Run in Olathe, Part One
My very dear Lovely Assistant-- I asked you what you would like me to chronicle next, thinking that you would ask for something easy to...
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Dawn Bly
Dec 2, 20225 min read
Magnificent Munchable Mushrooms
My Dear Lovely Assistant: The flowers are done, the warm-weather veggie crowd has gone home, and the leaves are starting to turn brown....
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Dawn Bly
Oct 1, 20224 min read
Packing Away Plentiful Sweet Peppers
Preserving pweet peppers for a year's worth of eating.
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Dawn Bly
Sep 1, 20223 min read
KEEPING YOUR FLOWERS OUT OF THE TRASH
So, you followed the care instructions that we gave you to the letter; your gorgeous flowers have lasted as long as they can, and they...
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Dawn Bly
Mar 24, 20221 min read
Why Are You Writing To The Lovely Assistant For Most Blogs??
Good question. A. The primary reason is moral support for the kiddo as she learns how to write. The kiddo has always struggled with...
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