Time Flies

The summer has flown by with some garden successes and some not so good. The weather here in NH has stayed very warm. Yet another year with in excess of 150 days frost free. We are supposed to be a zone 4 here but have been more like a 5 for the last 5 years. Great sucess with onions this year. Lots of them and wonderful sweet juicy ones. So far they have kept well about 60 days so far. I made 3 braids which look very nice hanging on our three season porch.
We have worked very hard to save enrgy in our house. We have cut the total energy usage by more than 30 % in the last 5 years. We are also are eating as much local food as possible. I believe we need to take a whole different approach to using resources. An easy way to start is support your local businesses. I would love to here other folks ideas and experiences about resource usage.