In Loving Memory of Mabel
My sister, Anne, moved into her new house recently and decided it was finally time to get her own backyard
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backyard livestock, chickens, permacultureEggs a Go-Go
I remember very vividly that cold winter day when I came screaming into the house with muddy clogs. It was
NW Vegetable Planting Chart
As I’ve probably mentioned before, I spent my winter months pouring over seed catalogs and various books on growing veggies
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garden, modern homesteading, permaculturePortland Permaculture Workshops
This is just a quick post for those living in the Portland metro area. Portland City Repair will be coordinating
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modern homesteading, permaculturePop Goes the Garden – Really?
In Toby Hemenway’s book on permaculture, Gaia’s Garden, he has a chapter called “Pop Goes the Garden”. I could only
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garden, permacultureFood Forest Arrives
After setting the stage, it was time to plug in the bigger pieces of the food forest. We went to
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design, food forest, garden, permacultureNesting Outside
I ride the bus to and from work, so I must have been a site to see in January and
Hello Girls!
About a year ago, my sister Anne told me she wanted to get chickens. We live in a city. A
What am I doing?
I should begin by admitting I can be sometimes obsessive and neurotic. That in mind, we managed to buy a