Food It Yourself
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Don't let packages rule your pantry. Make feeding your self and your family a daily DIY project. Grow, cook and forage some of the food you eat. A DIYet is fun and healthy. Give it a try!
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Has anyone is USDA zone 6 grown kabocha squash? Did it work out well? I love kabocha but I'm not sure it will produce well with our short season and I can not find any good guidance online. #gardening #gardens #kabocha #squash #homegrown #growyourown #DIYet
December 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Has anyone is USDA zone 6 grown kabocha squash? Did it work out well? I love kabocha but I'm not sure it will produce well with our short season and I can not find any good guidance online. #gardening #gardens #kabocha #squash #homegrown #growyourown #DIYet
Christmas is the Cookie Holiday. #changemymind foodityourself.me/2025/12/22/n...
Nothing Tops Cookie Day, Nothing Stops Cookie Day!
Look! A bluebird and a woodpecker at my bird feeders. Yes, this weeked was Cookie Day for me, my Amazing Dad, and my Sisters By Choice. If you have been following the Food It Yourself blog, you kno…
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December 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Christmas is the Cookie Holiday. #changemymind foodityourself.me/2025/12/22/n...
It's that time of year when I should be making out Christmas cards, but I actually just want to look at seed catalogs. #iykyk #gardening #thingsgardenerssay
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It's that time of year when I should be making out Christmas cards, but I actually just want to look at seed catalogs. #iykyk #gardening #thingsgardenerssay
Way back in 2016 Mr. Food It Yourself and I made eggrolls from our Thanksgiving left-overs. The tradition continues. foodityourself.me/2016/11/25/t...
Thanksgiving Roll Up
You’ve seen this video, right? I mean you don’t live in a cave and if you are reading this blog you clearly have access to social media. Mr. Food It Yourself and I decided we needed to try this. Wh…
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November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Way back in 2016 Mr. Food It Yourself and I made eggrolls from our Thanksgiving left-overs. The tradition continues. foodityourself.me/2016/11/25/t...
My top tip for #pumpkinpie: just use the recipe on the can. It has been formulated to work with that Brand's pumpkin.
November 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My top tip for #pumpkinpie: just use the recipe on the can. It has been formulated to work with that Brand's pumpkin.
Atilla the Hen, Princess Layer and Cheryl Crow, behaving for just a moment.
#chickensofbluesky #egglayers #backyardbirds #DIYet
#chickensofbluesky #egglayers #backyardbirds #DIYet
July 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Atilla the Hen, Princess Layer and Cheryl Crow, behaving for just a moment.
#chickensofbluesky #egglayers #backyardbirds #DIYet
#chickensofbluesky #egglayers #backyardbirds #DIYet
Not big, not pretty, but 4 more apricots than we got last year. The Big Creepy Eyeball has done its job. I ate one for quality control and it was amazing.
#fruittrees #growyourown #homegrown #summerharvest #DIYet
#fruittrees #growyourown #homegrown #summerharvest #DIYet
July 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Not big, not pretty, but 4 more apricots than we got last year. The Big Creepy Eyeball has done its job. I ate one for quality control and it was amazing.
#fruittrees #growyourown #homegrown #summerharvest #DIYet
#fruittrees #growyourown #homegrown #summerharvest #DIYet
So I planted a pomegranate tree. Then it snowed. But then, the tree grew leaves and has flower buds. #happyending #homegrown #growyourown #fruittrees #DIYet
June 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
So I planted a pomegranate tree. Then it snowed. But then, the tree grew leaves and has flower buds. #happyending #homegrown #growyourown #fruittrees #DIYet
Summer Solstice and my student loans are PAID IN FULL. #goddamnrightitsabeautifulday
June 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Summer Solstice and my student loans are PAID IN FULL. #goddamnrightitsabeautifulday
The chicks have entered their "I might be Bernie Sanders" era.
#chickensofbluesky #chicksman #egglayers #urbancoop #DIYet
#chickensofbluesky #chicksman #egglayers #urbancoop #DIYet
June 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The chicks have entered their "I might be Bernie Sanders" era.
#chickensofbluesky #chicksman #egglayers #urbancoop #DIYet
#chickensofbluesky #chicksman #egglayers #urbancoop #DIYet
June 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Google Lense identified this vine as "a plant". Can anyone help with a more specific ID? Central Massachusetts, growing in stony soil. Stems and leaves are fuzzy.
#whatisit #mysteryplant #unidentified
#whatisit #mysteryplant #unidentified
June 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Google Lense identified this vine as "a plant". Can anyone help with a more specific ID? Central Massachusetts, growing in stony soil. Stems and leaves are fuzzy.
#whatisit #mysteryplant #unidentified
#whatisit #mysteryplant #unidentified
Starting to see feathers and personalities! #chickensofbluesky #chicksman #urbancoop #egglayers #DIYet
May 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Starting to see feathers and personalities! #chickensofbluesky #chicksman #urbancoop #egglayers #DIYet
Just 20 seconds of chicks on a glockenspiel. Volume up for chirps and chimes.
#chickensofbluesky #music #chicksman #egglayers
#chickensofbluesky #music #chicksman #egglayers
May 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Just 20 seconds of chicks on a glockenspiel. Volume up for chirps and chimes.
#chickensofbluesky #music #chicksman #egglayers
#chickensofbluesky #music #chicksman #egglayers
I don't know who else in the USA needs this reminder, but today is TUESDAY.
#PSA #almostmissedthatimportantmeeting
#PSA #almostmissedthatimportantmeeting
May 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I don't know who else in the USA needs this reminder, but today is TUESDAY.
#PSA #almostmissedthatimportantmeeting
#PSA #almostmissedthatimportantmeeting
Heading out on a dangerous mission....to the local garden center. By "dangerous" I mean, "might drain my bank account".
#retailtherapy #ineedplants
#retailtherapy #ineedplants
May 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Heading out on a dangerous mission....to the local garden center. By "dangerous" I mean, "might drain my bank account".
#retailtherapy #ineedplants
#retailtherapy #ineedplants
Me, right now: Why is my anxiety playing up today?
Me, 20 minutes ago: Third cup of coffee? Don't mind if I do!
#iykyk #myowndangfault
Me, 20 minutes ago: Third cup of coffee? Don't mind if I do!
#iykyk #myowndangfault
May 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Me, right now: Why is my anxiety playing up today?
Me, 20 minutes ago: Third cup of coffee? Don't mind if I do!
#iykyk #myowndangfault
Me, 20 minutes ago: Third cup of coffee? Don't mind if I do!
#iykyk #myowndangfault
May 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Unboxing our new egg layers. Volume up for chick chirps. #chickensofbluesky #urbancoop #chicksman #DIYet
May 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Unboxing our new egg layers. Volume up for chick chirps. #chickensofbluesky #urbancoop #chicksman #DIYet
May 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Lucky Girl, Ellen DeHeneres, and Misty Coopland enjoying a snack. Volume up for happy chicken noise. #chickensofbluesky #egglayers #backyardbirds #DIYet
May 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Lucky Girl, Ellen DeHeneres, and Misty Coopland enjoying a snack. Volume up for happy chicken noise. #chickensofbluesky #egglayers #backyardbirds #DIYet
As a New Englander, I am required to say the following about today's weather:
1. We need this rain
2. At least we don't have to shovel.
#NewEnglandWeather #rainyday #springtime #rain
1. We need this rain
2. At least we don't have to shovel.
#NewEnglandWeather #rainyday #springtime #rain
May 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As a New Englander, I am required to say the following about today's weather:
1. We need this rain
2. At least we don't have to shovel.
#NewEnglandWeather #rainyday #springtime #rain
1. We need this rain
2. At least we don't have to shovel.
#NewEnglandWeather #rainyday #springtime #rain
All the flowers! So excited for #springtime. <3
#flowers #gardening #fruittrees #rhubarb #wildflowers #feedthebees #DIYet
#flowers #gardening #fruittrees #rhubarb #wildflowers #feedthebees #DIYet
May 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
All the flowers! So excited for #springtime. <3
#flowers #gardening #fruittrees #rhubarb #wildflowers #feedthebees #DIYet
#flowers #gardening #fruittrees #rhubarb #wildflowers #feedthebees #DIYet