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So... it's been awhile. Operation Food is still underway, and has made much progress. Since I last wrote we have tilled, manured, planted, and set up a watering system for the gardens. Although, not automatic (yet), the system we have in place requires little effort and ZERO hose maneuvering, which I'm ecstatic about! We've also …
Suburbia is used to perfectly tailored gardens with a nice row of cut evergreens, uniform lawns, and vibrant flowers with colored mulch. So it's a given that many "Suburbanites" aren't so fond of growing food in the context of permaculture and forest gardening. It doesn't "fit in" to the suburban landscape. It is my opinion, …
We're embarking upon, what I hope, will be a big step to becoming responsible for our own food supply. We've been learning all we can about different food preservation methods. With the hopes to be able to store much, if not all, of our yearly supply without the use of freezing or refrigeration, and with …
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Recently there were hundreds of black walnuts falling from the tree in our back yard. Collecting and processing can be a messy, time consuming job when done by hand. Hands and a hammer were all I had to work with this time though, so I've only finished washing and curing about 300 of them for …
So you want to live a more sustainable life. You have some knowledge of what it is you want to do, but no idea how to get there. Well, welcome to the club. My husband and I started deciding we wanted to live this way almost five years ago. We were still only dating, and …
How many times have we heard it? "You are what you eat." It is very cliche, but also very true.
!Spoiler Alert! He lives happily ever after...
The Liberating Life 