Harvesting Goumi Berries
Goumi is a medium-sized shrub from Asia that is gaining popularity in western gardens. The berries are used medicinally and
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food forest, food preservation, harvest, permaculture, recipes
Apricot Blight
Our Puget Gold apricot was planted three or four years ago and has quickly grown into a lovely tree. About
Herb Spiral Update
It was years and years ago that I built an herb spiral in our backyard, but a reader recently asked
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design, garden, herb spiral, permaculture
Spring Signs of Summer Fruit
Junebug and I were taking a morning stroll through our backyard oasis noticing little signs of budding fruit. It’s looking
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food forest, garden, trees
Emerging Spring
Spring is emerging from the sleepiness of winter and showing signs all over the homestead. What seeds are popping up
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.