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My Edible Yard Urban Homestead Learning to garden and live sustainably.

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My Edible Yard Urban Homestead · 3W ago

How To Make Israeli Pickles

I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but I'm a pickle freak. Not just for pickled cucumbers. I love pickled anything. Beets. Carrots. Green beans. Summer squash. Bell peppers. Pears. Yes, you can pickle fruit. You name it, I'll pickle it, and eat it. Most of the pickles I make are in a Caribbea

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My Edible Yard Urban Homestead · 1M ago

Earth Day 2012

Happy Earth Day! Make it your goal to reduce, reuse, and recycle in 2012. Amazon.com Widgets Related StoriesHow To Make Israeli PicklesTV or Not TVIt's Been Way Too Long

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My Edible Yard Urban Homestead · 1M ago

TV or Not TV

That is the question I asked myself when we first got to the farm. Would there even be time for TV? What do I really watch that's worthwhile? The news? I can get that on the web. Cooking and DIY shows? Again, recipes and projects can be found on the web. The big question. Can Mickey live without the

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My Edible Yard Urban Homestead · 1M ago

It's Been Way Too Long

It's been way too long since I've posted. And my life has changed ... in many ways. A lot of work, hard work, is involved in getting a farm started and keeping it going. But more of that later. Just wanted to let you know that I'm making a concerted effort to begin posting again on a regular basis.

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My Edible Yard Urban Homestead · 11M ago

Adventure of the Week

I've taken to scanning Craigslist a couple times a week for anything I think might be useful on the farm. Tools. Vehicles. Compost. Livestock. All of these things will be needed. On Tuesday morning as I did my perusing with a hot cup of coffee in hand, a Chevy van jumped out at me as looking like a

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My Edible Yard Urban Homestead · 11M ago

Chicken Rustling on the Urban Homestead

We've been robbed. Really. Our urban homestead has been visited by chicken rustlers. I originally ordered 36 meat birds. The hatchery sent us 40 chicks. They all survived. I counted them numerous times when they were babies and still corral-able, if that's a word. There were 40 chickens, roosters an

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My Edible Yard Urban Homestead · 1Y ago

What Is It About Laundromats?

What is it about laundromats that give me the creeps? Is it because they're usually in the worst parts of town? That they're hot and stuffy? That they always feel dirty to me? I've been twice now since I got up here to prepare the new farm for living in. The first visit was exactly what I remembered

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My Edible Yard Urban Homestead · 1Y ago

The 250-gallon food-grade rain

The 250-gallon food-grade rain barrels have arrived. I've got them protected under the carport for right now till we can begin to set up our drip-tape irrigation system. 250-gallon food-grade rain barrels. Amazon.com Widgets Related StoriesWhat Is It About Laundromats?

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My Edible Yard Urban Homestead · 1Y ago

No Idle Hands on the Urban Homestead

Up here in Lake City getting the house ready to move into, I've been trying to keep busy even in the evenings while sitting in front of the computer watching TV. Simple garter stitch dishcloth. True homesteader spirit, eh? Amazon.com Widgets Related StoriesWhat Is It About Laundromats?

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My Edible Yard Urban Homestead · 1Y ago

Investing in Efficiency on the Urban Homestead

Well, we've done it. Yesterday we purchased our first piece of farm equipment. An Earthway Precision Seeder. A friend of mine and fellow fledgling farmer, Crystal at HeartSong Farms, was selling hers and I was able to pick it up for a great price. Brand-new, they usually sell for between $90 and $10

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