Between Coop & Kitchen

Category: General

  • My Garden Planting Schedule

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    My complete Zone 6 (Missouri) garden planting schedule, including seed starting timelines, cool- and warm-season crops, herbs, and companion flowers — plus notes on what works in my backyard.

  • Making Room for Spring (and a Batch of Granola Bars)

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    Not much is happening here this week — at least not visibly. Garden planning is coming along. The seed trays are doing their thing downstairs. The days are stretching out enough to start seeing more shifts toward spring, which means my mind is stirring with anticipation of all of this season’s projects. This weekend we’ll…

  • The Robins Are Back (And So Are the Eggs)

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    The robins are back, the eggs are coming in again, and seed trays are filling the basement. An early spring update from the garden and the coop.

  • Late Winter Seed Starting

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    Late winter seed starting is underway, with peppers, tomatoes, onions, microgreens, and chicken fodder growing indoors while the garden prepares for an early spring.

  • Winter, Between the Coop & Kitchen

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    It’s hard to believe that it’s the first day of February. Winter has fully settled in now — yet next week we’re in the 40’s and even 50’s?! That’s Missouri for ya. The garden is covered in snow, its edges bare and quiet, everything tucked away beneath a blanket of white. Bryce closed it off…

  • Between Coop & Kitchen

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    There is a stretch of space in my days that gets to live between the coop and the kitchen. It’s where eggs are gathered with cold fingers in the morning, where plans are made slowly and often changed by weather, animals, or the quiet needs of home. It’s not quite work and not quite rest…