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Grow $700 of Food in 100 Square Feet!

If more Americans grew a little food — instead of so much grass — our savings on grocery bills would be astounding. The total value of the fresh vegetables author Rosalind Creasy grew in her 100-square-foot garden in 2008 w...
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Living Well Without a Job and With (Almost) No Money

Looking to bypass the money economy? By adopting “possum living,” it is possible to get the good things in life without having to go to a boring, meaningless, frustrating job to get the money to buy them. Why “possum livi...
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Building a Double Decker Raised Bed with Trellis

As some of you may know I run an organization called American Seed Alliance. Last winter I had a fund raiser and offer raised beds to help feed folks for the organization.  I had a good friend donate and she ask me to build a ...
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Vegetable Harvest – Tip Sheet

Asparagus: Cut for only 3-4 weeks the second year of growth; harvest for 5-7 weeks all years afterwards. Cut when the spears first appear in the spring before the tips lose their tight appearance. Lima Beans & Snap Bean...
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Super Duper Tomato Trellis

I finally got a break and got the tomato trellis up. I have about $25.00 in it. It should hold 80 tomato plants. I built it for my paste tomatoes. I will be posting updates as time goes along.
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Dominiques

The Dominique breed developed from the fowl introduced during the early settlement of New England. These were of the type predominating in the south of England and from which the Sussex and Dorking descended. This stock was wid...
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