urban farming/homesteading

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Looking Back, Moving Forward – Part Three (Backyard, chickens…more rocks)

Looking Back, Moving Forward – Part Three (Backyard, chickens…more rocks)

Alright, here's Part Three...the back yard...When we moved in four years ago, it was literally just rocks and one single tree...Mr. was happy to have a yard, but looked pretty confused about the emptiness of it all...Rocks, rocks & more rocksOh look!  You can see the tiniest part of a branch!!!Although we don't have many pictures of the beginnings of…
June 3, 2011
Looking Back, Moving Forward-Part Two (Front Yard Basics)

Looking Back, Moving Forward-Part Two (Front Yard Basics)

Welcome back for Part Two!OK...Once we took out the Junipers, there was no looking back!  We quickly decided to put up a fence (a 6 foot tall fence, none-the-less) to truly establish our space (you might remember in my last post that our yard was used as a walk-through and trash can by some of our neighbors).  This may seem…
June 2, 2011
Looking Back, Moving Forward – Part One (AKA The Curse of the Junipers)

Looking Back, Moving Forward – Part One (AKA The Curse of the Junipers)

Four years ago last weekend, Tool Lady, Fish Girl and I moved into our new home.  We had been living in a condo that we outgrew and were able to purchase our house right before the housing market tanked (the stars literally lined up...)!  In my excitement about us celebrating 4 years in our new home, I wanted to look…
June 1, 2011

Dear Chickens…

I know there have been some changes around here lately that may have caused you a little stress, however, this whole "let's get together and only lay 1-2 eggs a day for the humans" thing is completely unacceptable.  There are five of you currently laying! STEP. IT. UP.You were brought into our yard to help us be more sustainable, not…
May 31, 2011
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

This weeks Harvest Monday (hosted by Daphne at daphnesdandelions.blogspot.com ) will be shown in meals instead of just raw harvest...We had a staff potluck at work last week and I brought a wonderful (if I do say so myself) spinach salad.  I wish I could say I grew the strawberries and walnuts, too, but I didn't...just the spinach.This is one of…
May 30, 2011
What’s All That Buzzing About??? – Part Two

What’s All That Buzzing About??? – Part Two

We have battled getting the video of our bee experience uploaded onto this blog for most of the afternoon. We finally broke down and decided to create a youtube account in order to better facilitate the uploading of videos!  So...here's our very first video!  Warning...it involves lots of buzzing bees!!! Top Bar Hive - Introducing our bees to Their New…
May 30, 2011