Are we "urban homesteaders"? I don't know, but whatever it is we're doing, it's a whole lot of fun!
Garden
We have a nice sized city vegetable garden, which includes all the usual suspects--tomatoes, cucs, peppers, strawberries--as well as more "experimental" stuff that tickles our fancy--I'm thinking of growing cotton this year, and we're already growing hops.
At one point I wrote a list of organic gardening tips. It's here if you're interested, but I think the only real way to learn anything is trial and error and a lot of weeding.
Here are some sites I've found helpful over the years:
- Grow Guide
- Square Foot Garden Plant Spacings
- K-State Research and Extension
- Botanical Pronunciation Guide
And you can find all my gardening posts under the category Gardening, Plants, and Nature-y Kinds of Fun
Critters
On the fauna side of things, we have four chickens and three ducks. I can't say much about them yet, because they've only been part of the crew for a few weeks now. Well, except that they're hilarious, cute, and all kinds of fabulous.
For help with the poultry, I love the site Backyard Chickens.
All the poultry posts (including some about coop building) are under the category Chickens and Ducks.
Water Collection
More about that coming soon!
Eating
Of course, with gardening and poultry keeping comes lots of delicious foods. We enjoy a lot of it "fresh off the truck" so to speak, but we can and dry some food too. Sweet Husband also dabbles in brewing when the mood strikes him, and my next goal in life is to become a proficient cheese maker. Some favorite links?
For the eating posts, check out Food Blogging.
Crafting and Knitting
I knit, I sew (a very, very little), and I dabble in just about every crafty thing that catches my eye. One Nice Friend says I have the crafty-person equivalent of ADD, but I prefer to think I'm just playing the field. Check out the crafty stuff under Crafty Lady.
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