6 Ways to Use Sustainable Garden Design in your Backyard
Clever tips for using the way wild ecosystems work to create a self-sustaining and bountiful food garden. This is sustainable garden design at its best and benefits soil, plants, yield,…
Tips on Starting an Urban Permaculture Food Forest
A visit to a permaculture food forest and p-patch, how it works, and realistic tips for starting your own urban food forest. Four or five years ago I came across…
How to use black plastic to kill weeds and clear land
Black plastic mulch can kill grass and weeds to make space for a vegetable garden. It’s an eco-friendly way to clear land without having to use herbicides. Once the excitement…
Edible Perennial Gardening: plant these 70+ edibles once and harvest for years
Edible perennial gardening is a way to grow delicious crops while saving time, money, and effort. Plant any of these 70+ perennial vegetables, fruit, or herbs once, and harvest from…
5 Tips to Start your Urban Homestead
Tips and ideas to start your urban homestead, a tiny farm in the backyard. Lack of land does not have to stop you from living your dream right now. by…
The Lazy Gardener: 22 smart tips to save time & effort in the garden
Successful gardening is about being smart with your time and energy. Use these ways to grow an abundant garden while reducing time spent watering, weeding and digging My name is…
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Getting started with Beekeeping: tips for the beginner beekeeper
Advice on getting started with keeping honeybees by Linda Tillman of ‘Linda’s Bees’. Includes tips on hive location, equipment, books, and where to begin. The smell of the beehive is…