Entry from Freedom Gardens blog
I bought a house a couple of years ago, yep, right before the bottom fell out of the market. I've been lucky enough to be able to hold on to the house, but if I could manage to get more food out of my garden and spend less at the stores, that sure would help. We have a pretty good sized yard with the house on the NE corner of the lot leaving quite a bit of land with southern and western exposure.
Right after we moved in I got "A Slice of Organic Life" edited by Sheherazade Goldsmith....it's a fantastic book full of beautiful pictures and quick, easy tips and directions for projects that help bring one's life more in line with an organic self-sufficient one. I love it and have read it cover to cover getting all sorts of ideas....4-square gardening, worm composting, bees, water catchment, blueberries and so much more.
Then, through a friend on Facebook, I was introduced to the Dervaes Family and their Urban Homestead. Everything I read just excited me more. Another friend showed me the River Cottage website, another very exciting small farm/homesteading site in England. In addition, we have a very healthy farmer's market with farmers who are more than eager to share tips and advice.
I now have a goal to do what I can to make our yard into our own little urban homestead.
I'm interested in connecting with other local urban homesteaders and folks with hobby farms.
Right after we moved in I got "A Slice of Organic Life" edited by Sheherazade Goldsmith....it's a fantastic book full of beautiful pictures and quick, easy tips and directions for projects that help bring one's life more in line with an organic self-sufficient one. I love it and have read it cover to cover getting all sorts of ideas....4-square gardening, worm composting, bees, water catchment, blueberries and so much more.
Then, through a friend on Facebook, I was introduced to the Dervaes Family and their Urban Homestead. Everything I read just excited me more. Another friend showed me the River Cottage website, another very exciting small farm/homesteading site in England. In addition, we have a very healthy farmer's market with farmers who are more than eager to share tips and advice.
I now have a goal to do what I can to make our yard into our own little urban homestead.
I'm interested in connecting with other local urban homesteaders and folks with hobby farms.
Go garden girl! I'm having fun with my little urban garden too, but I kinda suck at it, especially this year with the veggies. Beginners luck last year I guess. Got great flowers tho. They are a joy.
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