Three Bin Compost System
That brown stuff my veggies are planted in isn’t “dirt” – it’s “soil”, a substance teeming with life from the
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compost, soil health
How to Use Bantam Eggs
Our new flock has settled in comfortably to life in our city garden. The older chickens are still separated from
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backyard livestock, chickens, egg recipes
From Spring to Summer
I can’t tell you how many people I have heard gushing about the amazingly sunny spring we are enjoying in
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garden, vegetables
Front Yard – Spring Update
Remember back in the fall when I was busy cutting and dividing perennials for the front garden? The new little
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design, garden
Baby Fruit
A home orchard is the best way to savor the delicious sweetness of summer fruits. I would argue that it
The Case for Boring Vegetables
My first years of gardening really focused on the divas of the produce world: tomatoes, pepper, eggplant and melons. Those
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garden, potatoes, vegetables
The New Girls
It was strange and sad not hearing the quacking of ducks outside our living room window when we re-homed them
Perfect Soft-Boiled Eggs
One of my favorite breakfasts is a simple soft-boiled egg or two served with thick, crusty buttered bread. Only backyard
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cooking, egg recipes
Awakening Garden
April has stirred the garden to life and I wanted to share some of those signs of beauty with you
Goodbye Ducks
We have really loved adding Indian Runner ducks to our backyard livestock mix, but it has been a challenge to