Spring Preparations
The first egg of the season arrived this weekend! Surely Spring can’t be far behind. I assume the little green […]
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backyard livestock, chickens, garden, permacultureAnd They’re Off!
The seeds have sprouted! Well, the broccoli seeds at least. The kale and chives have yet to poke their little
The Best of Everything
It will be a long time before I top the weekend I just had. My weekend was full of my
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garden, permacultureAnxiously Awaiting
It has only been a few days since planting my first round of seeds, but I am anxiously awaiting their
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Newspaper Seed Pots
This is the first year I am starting seeds indoors for my vegetable and herb garden. In the past, I
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frugal, garden, green living, newspaper seed pots, permaculture, seedsSunchoked Will of Steel
Jerusalem artichokes are edible tubers that have a similar taste to globe artichokes, although they are actually not related to
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gardenSeed Swap
Seed swapping is a great way to pool your saved seeds with friends and divide up the loot. My sister
Food Forest Final Design
I’ve come along way since last May when I posted my first phase of the food forest garden design for
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garden, permacultureFruit Tree Pruning Tips
As mentioned earlier, I attended the Fruit Tree Pruning class this morning that was being offered for FREE through Portland
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gardenPruning Calendar & Workshop
Portland Nursery has a helpful brochure that is a pruning calendar for the NW region. (If the link doesn’t load,
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