Thinking globally, by acting locally...

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GARDENING

To forget how to dig the earth 

and tend the soil is to forget ourselves. 

 ~ Gandhi ~ 

· Urban Gardening: Facts & Stats - Harvest updates

· Vermicomposting - How to compost with worms

· Seed Balls - Making and using seed balls

· Urban Wildlife - How to attract wildlife and beneficial insects

· Seed Saving - How to save seeds from your garden

· Growing Native - How to plant a 'three sister' bed 

· Urban Gardening - Resistance is fertile 

· Seed & Plant Trading List - Let's make a deal! 

· A Fellow Traveler - Spotlight on a compost guru 

· Urban Permaculture - The problem is the solution  NEW

OFF THE GRID

There are people in search of a new lifestyle, who seek to return to certain basic truths about man and his world: I call them homecomers.

 ~ E.F. Schumacher ~ 

· Cooking w/the Sun - Homemade solar oven

· Drying Food w/the Sun - Homemade solar dehydrator

· Brewing Biodiesel - Our car runs on veggie oil

SIMPLE LIVING

The soul of our quest for the simple life... 

reflects a need to re-establish control of our lives.

 ~ Peter Fossel ~  

· Chickens in the City

· Making A Living 

· Monthly Grocery Shopping

· Caring For Rabbits

· Backyard Ducks NEW

This site and our urban homestead is a work in progress.

Please check back often for updates. Thanks for stopping by!