• 2014 Seed Inventory & Order
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    2014 Seed Inventory & Order

    It’s time for a serious seed inventory. Here’s the deal…the last few years have been full of gathering as many seeds as possible from ever location possible.  No joke.  If they were on sale or looked pretty or at a garage sale or seed savers exchange HooRah, I was going to bring them home.  This was very exciting for my…

  • Love Lasts
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    Love Lasts When…

    Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and with it can come all the stress and sadness and invalidation that a system based on commercializing everything under the sun has so successfully created. Now, please don’t get me wrong, I love LOVE itself, just not the machine that’s been created around a specific day on the calendar that can serve as…

  • Meditation Buddha
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    Ever Growing Farm on Heal Thyself!

    Good Morning All! I am very honored to announce that I am Guest Posting over at Heal Thyself!!!  Please pop on over and read a little about how meditation has impacted my life in Three Benefits of Meditation.  I mean, really, how else would I keep my sanity on this little Urban Farm of ours? 😉 Hope you’re having a…

  • Espalier Fruit Trees
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    Espalier Fruit Trees & the Urban Farm

    Up until a couple of years ago, I had no idea what espalier fruit trees were. I also didn’t really believe that we would be able to fit many (if any) fruit trees on our tiny little property. Fast forward a few years and we have not one, not two or three or four fruit trees, but five! Three of…

  • From Scratch link-featured
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    Ever Growing Farm in From Scratch

    Good Morning All, I am very pleased to announce that I one of my articles, 6 Steps to a Bountiful Harvest , is featured in the February/March edition of From Scratch! Head on over to From Scratch and read all about the Spring Fever that is popping up all over the country and how to get prepared for a bountiful harvest…

  • Wild Game recipe round up
    Eat

    Wild Game Recipe Round Up

    How often do you eat wild game?  Our answer is, not very often.  Not for a lack of enthusiasm, but more for a lack of hunting skills or connections to many hunters. A couple of weeks ago, however, while walking around the neighborhood,  one of our neighbors came out gave us some ground antelope.  He is retired and absolutely loves…