Category Archives: Gardening

Episode 37: Hoop Houses and Farm Tuning

Posted on May 21, 2011 by admin

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Join us this week for homestead updates, including: Our milk cow and rotational grazing using a picket pin Goldfish in water bowls for mosquitoes Dealing with roosters, and introducing young members to an existing chicken flock Hoop House construction … Continue reading →

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Episode 29: Off Grid Living With Cam Mather

Posted on March 26, 2011 by admin

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This week we had the great pleasure of interviewing Cam Mather, an experienced homesteader and off-grid blogger. Cam operates the independent Aztext Press from his remote 150 acres in Ontario, Canada. Cam can certainly teach us much about marrying … Continue reading →

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Episode 13: Marjory Wildcraft of Backyard Food Production

Posted on December 4, 2010 by admin

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Marjory Wildcraft of Backyard Food Production joins us this week to discuss her story, and share some of her extensive knowledge on such topics as: Gardening: How much room do I need to feed my family? How to best … Continue reading →

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Building a Chicken Tractor Coop

Posted on July 30, 2010 by admin

This is a short blog about my experience building a chicken tractor. It is loosely based on the free plans from this Mother Earth News article. I won’t reiterate the details of the frame etc., because it has been covered … Continue reading →

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Easy Backyard Composting Tips: Eliminating Compost Smell

Posted on July 30, 2010 by admin

Composting, to me,  is a satisfying way of turning what we traditionally think of as wastes into useful inputs. I wanted to summarize the past couple of year’s experience with composting–some successes and lessons learned along the way.

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