Cocktails from North Carolina Bars

Groggy Coconut Strawberry and Wrecked Pirate

We found another dog friendly place in North Carolina called The Froggy Dog Restaurant & Pub in Avon, NC. Hoover liked the outdoor patio, but it was super hot that day so we didn’t last too long for lunch. Groggy Coconut Strawberry Daiquiri Ingredients: Pina Colada Strawberry Daiquiri Wrecked Pirate Ingredients: Captain Morgan Meyers Pineapple […]

Mushroom Compost

Mushroom Compost

When we first set up our raised and elevated raised beds, we included mushroom compost in our garden soil.  If you want the formula, just click on the link.  That first year my plants did fantastic.  I asked one of my neighbors who grew up on a family farm for his advice on when to […]

Compost

Compost

Don’t just throw away your plant (veggies, fruit, herbs, and flower) scraps in a plastic bag! Everyone has an opinion on how to compost.  After researching, I decided to use the method that is explained in Eliot Coleman’s book titled “Four-Season Harvest”. The compost ingredients include brown material, green material and soil. Formula:  Here is […]