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Getting Supplies

29 April 2010
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The children and I stopped by Home Depot yesterday to pick up a few things. We got some potting soil, flowers for the baskets on the deck,

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An Excellent TED Speech on Rainforests & Orangutans

15 September 2009
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Despite weighing in at just under one half hour, I was hanging on each word Willie Smits crafted into his speech. Imagine being offered an orangutan at the market only to find it on a garbage pile. Mr. Smits started out saving the orangutans and ended up saving much more.

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GardenSoxx

1 September 2009

I am imagining all sorts of possibilities for GardenSoxx on our homestead. Bordering the sandbox Small terrace near the new garage Green roof for a chicken coop Erosion control of runoff across the driveway

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Building Two Raised Beds

25 July 2009
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Amidst all of our construction planning (greenhouse & garage thing), I’ve been considering the patio layout. Papa and a friend are going to pour it themselves, which should be interesting. Because the patio is HUGE, I want to break it up a little with some planting areas. In the interest of directing traffic, I’d also [...]

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What’s Growing Today?

15 July 2009
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It’s a Purple Mystery

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Tomato Trellising

11 July 2009
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An excellent instruction video on how to use a post and wire trellis system for your tomatoes from Veggie Gardening Tips. I have used this system in the past and it stands up very well to the weight of the tomatoes, even when I forget to prune off the suckers. The only modification/addition that I’ve [...]

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