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Fruit Sharing(1)
I currently participate in fruit sharing, and I think it is a fantastic way to preserve fruit trees and shrubs destined for the axe and to prevent unwanted fruit from going to waste. An elderly neighbour of ours had a huge three-row raspberry patch – more than he was able to pick. Since much of [...]
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On Ravioli and Emergency Preparedness
Sitting here, eating local, seasonal corn and carrots which I froze this summer, a frozen fruit smoothie, and delicious local ravioli from Mama Mucci’s in Canton. I’m thinking about the epic snow storm that will be soon descending upon Southeast Michigan. Thinking about emergency preparation (oh shit, we have no bottled water or spare battieries…) [...]
Sisyphus Acres ~ an introduction
This is my first post here on Freedom Gardens , so I thought I’d share a little bit about my farmstead… My name is Valarie, I live with my daughter, Hannah, and my parents in Jefferson, NH, in the shadow of Mt. Washington. We are cold climate gardeners, zone 4/3b to be precise, with steady [...]
Will Urban Homesteading Last?
“It seems to me a very good thing, in theory as well as practice, that there should be a body of citizens primarily concerned in producing and consuming … that there should be in the community a sort of core not only of simplicity but of completeness… But there would be somewhere in the centre [...]
It’s a jungle out there
Six months ago, my vegetable patch was a thing of beauty, an ordered patchwork of planting, an explosion of life. Every plant was growing tall and vigorous. Now, it’s a different story. The beans are dead, but cannot be uprooted for fear of disturbing the squash and tomatoes that now swamp the vines. Whole branches [...]
Farmers Market Without the Farmer Part 2
Back in August I wrote about the increasing foodwashing at Farmer’s Market. With the increasing popularity of Farmers Market sprouting up, this week our local TV station did a investigated report with very shocking results!
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