Using Wood Chips in the Garden
Spring is an excellent time of year to add wood chip mulch to your garden, before summer kicks your homesteading
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garden, mulch, permaculture, soil health
Building Soil Quality with Leaves
Most of us are constantly working on increasing the soil quality of our gardens – both the soil nutrients and
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clay, compost, garden, mulch, permaculture, sheet mulching, soil health
September Garden Update
The harvest basket is over flowing on our homestead – finally! Squash is meandering through every open corner of the garden.
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food forest, garden, permaculture
Planting Near Black Walnut
Every garden has its unique set of challenges, which is part of the reason I love garden design so much.
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books, design, garden, permaculture, trees
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
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
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
Making Good Garden Soil
A garden is only going to be as good as its soil quality, which is why we gardeners are obsessed
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compost, frugal, garden, mulch, permaculture, sheet mulching, soil healthIntro to Beekeeping: Part III
The first post in this series covered the roles of different bees in the colony. The second post in this
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backyard livestock, beekeeping, beneficial insects, ecology, permaculture