HipChickDigs Turns Five + Giveaway!
Hip Chick Digs turns five today! I wrote my first blog post about nine months after we moved into this […]
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books, garden, modern homesteading
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
Spring Planting With Company
Seeds are officially in the ground! The beds were prepped last week and the soil is now warm enough for
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garden, seeds
Raised Bed Soil Prep
Soil is a complex web of life with billions of living organisms operating within its structure. Vegetables require a lot
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compost, garden, soil health
Spring + Portland = Snow?
It is officially spring, but someone needs to update Portland of that fact. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I
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garden
Gardening An Hour At A Time
Today is the first day of spring and the garden waits for no one! Juggling a newborn can easily put
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garden, tips, vegetables
Rediscovering Spring
What is springtime through the senses of a newborn? Juniper is a tender two weeks old, so I’m guessing most
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design, flowers, garden, plants
Dividing Bulbs
Flowering bulbs are my favorite way to add color to the garden. They take just a few minutes to plant,