Renting and Homesteading

April 27, 2015

Animals, Bees, Chickens, Fruit Trees, Garden Design, Gardening, Urban Farming, Vegetable Gardening

...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYpDlwx44pI College student Sheila Cassani transformed her rental unit in Oakland California into a beautiful garden space she calls Kansas Street Farm. She’s turned a small space into a productive paradise with fruits, vegetables, chickens and bees....

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Sources for Interesting Perennial Crops

Mr. Homegrown

October 17, 2012

Fruit Trees, Gardening, Permaculture

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...t sources CRFG members are always on the hunt for interesting varieties of fruits. Note that this list of nurseries covers the entire US, not just California. Permaculture Activist plant sources The website is somewhat of a graphic design nightmare, but if you’re looking for unusual edible perennials, this would be the place to start. Hop Roots – where to get them… Hoptacular! A list of hops nurseries from the Oregon State Hops Commision. Also not...

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Picture Sunday: A Winter Harvest in Florida

Mr. Homegrown

January 20, 2013

Fruit Trees, Gardening, Picture Sundays

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...d palm fruits (inedible). Amazing. If you’ve got a picture to share, send it along to us at [email protected]....

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The recyclable/compostable Christmas tree

Mrs. Homegrown

December 9, 2014

Domesticus

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...inexpensively made, and don’t have to be stored from year to year. Sturdy fruits and berries Popcorn/cranberry strings Paper chains Dried herbs and flowers Moss Feathers Cool looking seed pods Nuts Origami Paper snowflakes Homemade rock candy Gingerbread figures There’s tons more possibilities. What have I forgotten? Some of my ornaments This is a sugared white sage leaf. I added sugar because I decided the tree needed a little bling. Ditto with...

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Freezing Meat With Freezer Paper

Mr. Homegrown

February 4, 2013

Food, Food Preservation, How-to

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A good question came in on Friday’s post about freezing fruits and vegetables about how to freeze meat products without using plastic bags. I don’t know of a way to avoid plastic with meat products, but you can use freezer paper instead of ziplock bags. The University of Georgia Extension Service has a handy info sheet on how to wrap meat with freezer paper: Freezing Animal Products. Correction: an earlier version of this post was entitled “How t...

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