The garden is growing – it’s really growing! Despite the heat this weekend, we got most of the garden beds weeded and you can see the small, fragile seedlings struggling upward. With the garden underway, we are starting to get our first harvest: herbs, lettuce, and strawberries and I’m looking forward to eating more out […]
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Do you homestead? Do you farm or garden, or grow herbs on your deck? However you homestead, I invite you to share your story here at the Backyard Farming Connection as part of the homestead highlight series. Come share your insights, successes and failures. You don’t need to be a blogger to share here. You
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Grow beneficial flowers for your vegetable garden to attract the right pests and deter others.
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Homesteading is a new way of life for so many people (and an old way of life for many folks as well). If you are currently engaged in homesteading, how do you share your lifestyle with others? Lately I’ve been thinking about all the ways to pass it forward. For many it is as simple
I did not grow up on a farm. While I did grow up in a family that thought about how our actions impacted the earth, raising our own food was not a part of the whole picture. We reduced our energy consumption, we recycled, we ate healthy, and we spent time digging and playing outside.
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We are Sarah, David and Noah. We have a one acre farm in the extreme south end of Seattle, under the flight path for the airport.You can find her blogging at Several Gardens Farm.
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Heather started her journey to self sufficiency and homesteading after watching the movies “Super Size Me” and “Food, Inc.” and hasn’t looked back. She and her family live in Northern Indiana, where they enjoy raising a garden, rabbits and assorted poultry in their backyard. You can find her blogging at The Homesteading Hippy. Also, on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
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Create a natural space and wild yard design for getting the most out of your backyard. Attract animals, create natural play spaces, build buffers and more.
5 Ideas for Creating a Wild Yard as part of Your Backyard Farm Read More »
Colleen is a special education teacher (by way of Teach for America) turned stay-at-home mom to three little ones – ages 3, 2, and 1. Her days are filled with laughing and tears, joys and frustrations, chickens and children. Her family of five lives on a .15 acre lot in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona. Through this urban homesteading journey, Colleen hopes to lead her family down the path to a more sustainable, intentional, and fulfilled life. Follow their adventures on their blog Five Little Homesteaders or find them on Facebook and Twitter.
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