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Author and Chef: Hannah K. LeVasseur Okra, garlic, cayenne pepper, black peppercorn, dill, mustard seed just waiting to meet its vinegar....
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Apr 20, 20171 min read
Dandelion season
She seems to blend as one with this dandelion flower. I would have thought she had enough! I hope she is strong enough to take that load...
Oct 24, 20161 min read
Honey for Sale!
We’ve had a beautiful busy season and the bees have provided us with a bountiful supply of honey. Sweet! Our good friends, Jim and Sally,...
Feb 18, 20162 min read
Stella Too!
I started to study permaculture when I lived in Elkins Park, an inner suburb of Philadelphia. Permaculture was our gateway to gardens and...
Jan 24, 20151 min read
“A Tale of Two New Friends”
My daughter, Hannah LeVasseur, and my future son-in-law, Paul Harne, have published three genuine hold-it-in-your-hand children’s books!...
Jan 5, 20151 min read
Winter leek
Leeks are the only winter vegetable that I’m getting from my garden at this point. This beautiful leek was dug out, photographed and...
Nov 1, 20141 min read
Malus
These are crab apples that I discovered in our windbreak. They are a wild species of the apple tree, the genus Malus. I discovered and...
Apr 20, 20141 min read
It’s all Yellow
The dandelion bloom has begun…a wonderful event of the season. The pollinators are taking advantage of the warm sunny day to bring in the...
Apr 15, 20142 min read
And, then, there was Spring!
This is a photo-heavy “catch you up” post. If you click on the pictures, you will be able to see a larger image. Toward the end of...
Oct 11, 20134 min read
Autumn update…with bugs
Although I have so many exciting bug pictures to share with you; it is time to catch up on some of the happenings at StellaLou....
Jul 9, 20131 min read
Foraged Feast
Sarah Murray led two very wonderful wild food workshops at StellaLou this past weekend. We spent the days enjoying the outdoors,...
Jun 22, 20132 min read
Abundance
It became quite obvious to me, today, that I need a blog category to describe the abundance that we discover here. I started this day by...
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