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Beekeeping Basics – Equipment

Beekeeping Basics – Equipment

Alright, at this point I'm sure you've put a lot of time and effort into assessing if beekeeping is right for you in addition to thinking about where you're bees will live and how you will approach taking care of them.  If you haven't done so already, please check out my 3 Things to Think About Before You Get Started…
March 9, 2014
Corned Beef Brine

Corned Beef Brine

Did you know that in order to make your own Corned Beef and Cabbage you need to make your own Corned Beef Brine well ahead of St. Patrick's Day? Yeah...that's a thing! See, a couple of years ago I had no idea how long it might take to DIY us some Corned Beef and Cabbage for St. Patrick's Day so…
March 8, 2014
Quick Hoop House DIY

Quick Hoop House DIY

A couple of winters ago we decided to turn one of our raised beds into a hoop house in an attempt to extend our season a bit.  So we purchased some supplies, threw it all together, planted a few spinach and kale seeds and expected magic in November. No, I'm not joking.  We got a really late start that year…
March 3, 2014
The Easiest Thing You Can Do Right Now to Make Your Spring Garden a Success?

The Easiest Thing You Can Do Right Now to Make Your Spring Garden a Success?

Install a stake in the ground with a gate hook on it that hooks into it's respective eye hole on your gate. I'm telling you, it's a super simple, low cost way to save yourself a lot of trouble with the opening and closing and opening and closing of your gate (either by yourself or at the hand of the…
February 27, 2014
Beekeeping Basics – Hive & Home

Beekeeping Basics – Hive & Home

Once you've checked your allergies, checked your codes and checked your motives, the next step in your beekeeping journey is to start making some serious plans to set yourself and your bees up for the greatest success possible.   Before we get into the details about your bees hive and home, I'd like to encourage you to research beekeeping groups…
February 25, 2014
Urban Gardening – The Basics

Urban Gardening – The Basics

If you'd asked me a decade ago if I'd be writing a post on urban gardening I might have laughed out loud, and yet here I am now.  Who knew? Growing up, my mom always had a tomato plant or a few carrots or herbs growing in some patch of soil.  She had the greenest thumb and could really make…
February 23, 2014