Our Homestead Plan
We moved into our homestead back in 2006 when it was just a blank canvas of lawn, with a couple […]
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design, food forest, garden, modern homesteading, permaculture
New Fruit Trees
We have three new additions to our homestead! No, the baby is not one of them – yet. This past
Winter Morning Garden
There are little treasures of beauty peeking out of our winter garden. It takes some searching between the skeletons of
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food forest, garden, plants
Problem Solver: Strawberry Tree
In late fall and winter, you may start to notice a lack of anything looking alive in your landscape. The
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design, food forest, garden, plants
Garden of Plenty
We visited our house in Portland this past weekend, which we are renting out while I finish my grad program.
Problem Solver: Evergreen Huckleberry
Planning and planting typically keeps my mind on the garden even in winter. As I have learned, it can take
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design, food forest, plantsBack Home
I spent a recent morning working in my garden back at our house in Portland, which we are renting out
Harvesting January
Everything outside is either dead or sleeping (well, except the chickens of course), but we are nowhere near empty here
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canning, cooking, farmers market, food forest, food preservation, harvest, locavore, modern homesteading, recipesDivide and Conquer
It’s been quite rainy here in Portland, but I can’t pass up the opportunity to capitalize on frugality in the
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food forest, frugal, plantsSeptember Orchard Tour
Last year I went on the Orchard Tour at One Green World in October. This year I won’t be around
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events, food forest, trees