Easy Gardening Shortcuts for Beginners
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Finding God in the Garden | Meditations in the Garden
This guest post was written by Nicky Schauder of Permaculture Gardens. In today’s fast-paced world, finding a moment of peace can often seem like a…
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How to Plant Tomatoes: 8 Things I Put in the Tomato Planting Hole
Gardening is a great way to have access to fresh food all summer long and I think tomatoes are essential in every garden! While they…
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Lazy Gardening 101: 8 Tips to Grow Your Own Food with The Least Amount of Effort
Lazy gardening through permaculture is a way to grow your own fresh, organic food without spending so much time in the garden! Nicky Schauder shares…
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Permaculture Techniques for Container Gardening {Guest Post}
This is a guest post from Nicky Schauder of Permaculture Gardens. Molly had decided, this was the year! She had started buying more and more…
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How to Create a Half-Barrel Garden {Guest Post}
Gardening in barrels and planting in barrels isn’t just a trend! Gardening barrels, especially half barrels, are easy to try. This is a guest post…
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Salt Preserved Fresh Herbs: Simple Ingredients, Endless Possibilities
Summer is here, which means the gardens are coming to life…and it’s time to start harvesting and preserving produce! Yes, I know it seems early, but…
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Using Compost to Nourish Your Garden
This post is from Becca Stallings of The Earthling’s Handbook, with photographs by Nicholas Efran (age 12) and Dan Efran. After setting up your thrifty…
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Easy Steps to Composting Affordably
If you’re trying to lead a greener life, you’ve probably heard that you ought to be setting aside your biodegradable garbage and composting it to…
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How do you start a garden without really trying? Plant Your Pantry!
Starting a garden can be easy and affordable. Nicky Schauder shares how to start today by using items you already have in your kitchen. Whether…
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Make Effortless Gardening a Reality
I watch it happen every spring. Everywhere I go, I see families out in their gardens, filled with optimism and enthusiasm! I watch them labor…
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7 Ways YOU Can Help the Bee Population Survive!
“How did I get myself into this? What am I doing?” my mind kept asking. Nervously, I glanced in the rear view mirror of my…
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Tomatoes 101: Your Guide to Tomato Varieties and a Cherry Tomato and Fresh Herb Salad Recipe
Tomatoes are the perfect addition to any garden! Fairly simple to grow, you can plant specific types to eat fresh all summer long or plan…
Large Family Logistics: Real Food on a Budget {GUEST POST}
The following is a post from Georganne Schuch of Mom To Many Girls. Feeding a family, especially a large family, requires the financial savvy of…
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How to Store Fresh Herbs {the lazy way}
Got basil? I tend to make impulse buys at the Farmer’s Market, and I don’t always consider whether I’ll be able to use things quickly…
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Organic Gardening: How to Get Rid of Tomato Blight
It’s a nasty disease that got all the organic tomato growers in our area last summer. It gets every last plant. The topic of tomato…
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Organic Gardening: Natural Weed Control
There are many ways to naturally control weeds in a garden. If you have a raised bed garden, you really should have very few weeds,…
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Organic Gardening: Natural Pest Control
They’re coming. They can knock over a whole pepper plant in a single night. They can make Swiss cheese look complete next to the leaves…
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Ideas for a Front Yard Garden: Get Rid of the Lawn and Grow Food Instead!
One summer day I was watching my neighbor meticulously patch his lawn after spending a half-hour edging the sidewalk and all I could think was,…
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Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the Pesticides Out!
What a treat! It’s Laura of Heavenly Homemakers popping over for a chat today, sharing her story about organic gardening, a subject she knows plenty…
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