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Planning for future food (livestock)
My post is more of an article than a short post. Please bare with me. This is more a post for those who have a bit of land than those who don't. You don't need much to have animals, but you have to plan. I firmly believe that if you have any land zoned agricultural, you should be keeping your own livestock, and a variety…
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What I am doing now (in a colder climate)
Even though I am in a colder climate, I am trying to see the germination of my seeds, and planning what to plant and how to plant it. What steps do you do for your own garden? Where are you doing now for your garden? Planning? Seedling? Biointensive? Harvesting? —Christina
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Building Ramps for Getting to a Porch or a House
It just came to my mind that I choose to walk up a lot of ramps. It does take a little bit of engineering to be sure because otherwise it is much too steep! My husband built me a ramp from the driveway onto the porch so I could get into the house safely. His father was an engineer and he had studied engineering. This…
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Tips to do after purchasing land
So, you found your land, what do you do next? Here's a good article about starting.
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Christmas presents for the garden or gardener
I have been gifted , as already mentioned somewhere, seeds for next year's garden. The picture shows the seeds for early spring sowing. All seeds are from Bingenheimer in Germany. They are not necessary heirloom as there are some new breeds but they are all true to type. I have more seeds for late spring, summer and the…
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A Morning of Baking
Long ago, I read a baking book called the Jewish Baker. In this book, he laid our several plans for a morning of baking that lasted 2-6 hours. During this time, he baked enough breads, muffins, etc. for a week or two. He mapped out all the stages (for example: start bread doughs and then make muffins and quickbreads while…
