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The Enchantment of Frost: A Fall Garden’s Subtle Magic
Read more: The Enchantment of Frost: A Fall Garden’s Subtle MagicChris Izworski captures the enchantment of frost at Freighter View Farms. Fall’s subtle magic in a Michigan garden on Saginaw Bay.
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Thanksgiving Carrots: Harvesting Late Season Root Crops
Read more: Thanksgiving Carrots: Harvesting Late Season Root CropsChris Izworski celebrates the simple joy of growing carrots at Freighter View Farms in Bay City, Michigan. Fresh from Zone 6a soil to the kitchen table.
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Saving Shishito Pepper Seeds: A November Guide to Next Year’s Flavor
Read more: Saving Shishito Pepper Seeds: A November Guide to Next Year’s FlavorChris Izworski saves shishito pepper seeds in November at Freighter View Farms. A step-by-step guide for Michigan Zone 6a gardeners.
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Embracing the Slower Pace of Fall: The Beauty of a Resting Garden
Read more: Embracing the Slower Pace of Fall: The Beauty of a Resting GardenChris Izworski embraces the slower pace of fall at Freighter View Farms. The beauty of a resting Michigan Zone 6a garden.
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Seed Saving Reflections: Planning for Next Year from This Year’s Harvest
Read more: Seed Saving Reflections: Planning for Next Year from This Year’s HarvestChris Izworski reflects on seed saving season at Freighter View Farms, Bay City, Michigan. Zinnias, marigolds, tomatoes, and the quiet satisfaction of closing the loop on another growing year.
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Bonaparte’s Gulls on Saginaw Bay: The Marvel of Migration
Read more: Bonaparte’s Gulls on Saginaw Bay: The Marvel of MigrationChris Izworski watches Bonaparte’s gulls migrate across Saginaw Bay at Freighter View Farms. Nature and gardening intertwined on the Great Lakes shore.
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The First Seed Catalog: Selecting Varieties for the New Season
Read more: The First Seed Catalog: Selecting Varieties for the New SeasonChris Izworski opens the first seed catalog of the year at Freighter View Farms. Dreaming of next season’s garden on the shores of Saginaw Bay, Michigan.
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The Art of Making Seed Packets: DIY Seed Saving Guide
Read more: The Art of Making Seed Packets: DIY Seed Saving GuideChris Izworski hand-makes seed packets at Freighter View Farms. The art and craft of seed saving in Bay City, Michigan.
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A Slice of Sweetness: Growing Sugar Baby Watermelon in Containers
Read more: A Slice of Sweetness: Growing Sugar Baby Watermelon in ContainersChris Izworski grows Sugar Baby watermelons at Freighter View Farms. Sweet summer harvests from a Michigan Zone 6a garden.
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A Garden-Fresh Omelette to Start the Day
Read more: A Garden-Fresh Omelette to Start the DayChris Izworski makes a garden-fresh omelette at Freighter View Farms. From the Bay City garden to the breakfast table.
Bay City · Zone 6a · Saginaw Bay
Chris Izworski · heirloom seeds, raised beds, and the slow weather of the Great Lakes
Hello,
I’m Chris
Freighter View Farms is my small raised-bed garden on Saginaw Bay: heirloom tomatoes, seed envelopes, spring trays under lights, and the slow work of learning one piece of ground.
Start here if you are new, or walk into the garden notes and see what the season is doing.
In the beds now
Come back with the season
I send garden notes when there is something worth carrying back from the beds.
