Product Review: Topsy Turvey Upside Down Tomato Planter

  One of the great things about being a SPIN (Small Plot IN-tensive) Farmer is many of us like to share short cuts and new time saving products that we find useful. For example, one of our tools...

Kitchen Counter Garden

Spring is days away and it’s been so cold the snow has turned into solid ice. My cat has lost his mind from not being able to go outside. To pass the time of day he has resorted to playing fish o...

My Romance with Chocolate

Yes, I admit it. I’ve been having a love affair with chocolate for a very long time.  My earliest memories are when I was a young girl sitting around the campfire somewhere in northern California...

Home Spa Day - Avocado and Olive Oil Hair Treatment

Winter is a time for me to regroup, do research and experiment with new ideas.  This winter is no exception.  Since the first of the year, I've been testing all kind of things for possible new prod...

Recipe Review: Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken

Last winter while packing up my kitchen for a long overdue kitchen remodel I had to face the painful truth that I had too many cookbooks and binders of recipes I had cut out of newspapers, magazine...

Welcome to the Thompson Street Farm Blog

This blog has been in the works for many months.  I've been asking myself what should this blog be about, and I've decided its going to be about a lot of things.  I have a lot of interests, so wh...