How to Pick Up Chicks Part 2- Go Get ’em!

It happened! We have our baby chicks. It took a lot of planning and preparation, but our six baby egg suppliers are growing and chirping in the spare room of the Food It… Continue reading →

It’s Soda-Licious!

It’s snowing once again in central Massachusetts. I am really hoping this will be our final Winter Weather Event of the season, but you just never know around here. The chilly, dreary weather… Continue reading →

Cookie Time!

Like many citizens this time of year, I am currently caught up in the swirl of December Holiday Business. It can get a little stressful.  However, one day (almost) every December, my sister,… Continue reading →

Comfort Food- Not Some Passing Fad

It has gotten cold in central New England. On the days when it is not freezing, it is raining. Overall, I would say the climate has reached maximum blah. Therefore, I am once… Continue reading →

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2025 Growing Season Photo Dump.

It is November and the growing season in New England is officially over. Please enjoy this photo-dump of all things 2025 from the Food It Yourself garden. Okay, I know you are all… Continue reading →

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When Your Dream Comes True You’re Out One Dream

I first learned of the existence of fruit salad trees (also called fruit cocktail trees) in high school. That was back in the 1900’s. Peaches, plums, apricots, and nectarines can be grafted onto… Continue reading →

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Trying to Be Trendy: Whipped Lemonade

So the food trend this summer is whipped lemonade. The concept is simple- along with lemon juice and sugar, something creamy is whipped in to the beverage. Sounds refreshing! Given that today was… Continue reading →

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We’re Hot to Grow

A mightily impressive heatwave recently set upon the eastern USA. Many cities hit high temperature records. Every news outlet reminded residents to drink water, stay out of the sun during mid-day, and check… Continue reading →

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2025 Food It Yourself Garden-Slowly but Surely

It was a cool, wet spring here in Central Massachusetts. Indeed, we have had flood watches more than once. In between the heavy, intermittent showers I did manage to get the Food It… Continue reading →

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Chick Chick HOORAY!

We have chickens! I mean, we’ve had chickens at Food It Yourself HQ since 2017. However, this week we picked up the chicks we ordered from a local farmers’ co-op. Just look at… Continue reading →

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What The Fluffle?

Just when we thought the New England weather couldn’t New England any harder, it did. We had some delightfully warm days. We had some much-needed rainy days. We had some frosty nights, but… Continue reading →

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It’s Not About The Money

I have been busy, as usual. One of the reasons I have not been busy with this blog is that I am currently busy fixing up the spare room in my house. We… Continue reading →

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Ready To Get Ready

January and February were rough here in central Massachusetts. There was snow, sleet, freezing rain, gale-force wind, and an extended deep freeze. We have all enjoyed complaining about it. It should be stated… Continue reading →

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Rise Up! Eventually…

So, I finally gave in and started a sourdough starter. This was a really popular thing to do during the Stay at Home order back in ’20. I did not make the attempt… Continue reading →