I am a lazy composter. I don't pay attention to the ratios of greens and browns. I don't turn my compost. I basically make a pile, well, 2 piles and let them rot. But I think that my stuff comes out pretty good in the end.
So here it is, the... about 1 hour ago From From Seed to Table
Getting taller by the day
Besides our aquaponics project another new experiment here at the urban homestead this year is growing hops. We purchased the rhizomes in Spring and the other day I spotted some teensy tiny flowers! Oh and they... about 7 hours ago From Little Homestead in the City
Now that the summer harvest is coming in, it’s time to put up!
On the preservation front this week: pickling beets, apple pie filling, apple butter, elderberry jam, peaches in syrup, zucchini pickles and pumpkin butter (going to use those... 1 day ago From Little Homestead in the City
lady's fingeralso known as Okra, or Bendi (Bahasa Malaysia)lady's finger flowering. roselle, still waitingI am sure you can see a part of the twining plant kacang kelisa or kacang botol or winged bean. Roselle plants are very close to winged... 3 days ago From My little vegetable garden
All goats are mischievous thieves, gate-crashers, and trespassers. Also they possess individual character, intelligence, and capacity for affection which can only be matched by the dog. –David Mackenzie, Farmer in the Western Isles (1954)
After... 4 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
Growing food closer to home
“In the US, the food on our table has traveled an average of1500 miles and consumed 9 calories of energy for each food calorie on our plate. 90% of the food in the U.S. comes from 10% of the producers.”
We had... 6 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
“Perhaps you would like some tea, as soon as it can be got.” They both declared they should prefer it to anything. – Mrs. Price to Fanny and William in Mansfield Park,
This week on the urban homestead, it’s Jane Austen meets Laura... 8 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
Hey everyone, I’m doing a little shameless promotion for my friend Tracy – she just started selling her handmade potholders, aprons, pillows and totes on her new Etsy site – Half Pak Designs. She’s an amazing seamstress and uses really... 9 days ago From The Apartment Farm
small cucumber, probably the last.small cucumber, flower at the tip is drying up.mutilated leaves. The beetles have been chewing at will, but luckily they don't get close to the growing cucumber.I guess the skin and the hairs... 9 days ago From My little vegetable garden
Earlier this month Meg and I took a trip to Philadelphia so we could meet Era (from E.r.r.a.n.t) who is a community garden organizer and blogger. As many of you know I am currently gathering information for a proposal to have a community... 14 days ago From Future House Farm
Bye bye, cool July – hello heat!
With the temps back to more normal “summer-like” weather, the critters water needs on the urban homestead need to be taken care of. That includes even the honey bees. Yep, even these guys need to drink... 15 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
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marigoldsmarigold bushmarigold bush close-upthe first budthe second budHuh, with summer all year round , we miss the cycle of most flowering plants. We tend to grow flowering plants without the worry of weather and climate. In 4 seasons region,... about 5 hours ago From My little vegetable garden
After a cold and drizzling beginning to July which delayed us a few week, and ‘thanks’ to the hot weather, we got around to extracting honey and bringing in nearly 55 lbs in just under two hours! From what I heard, this is only about 1/3 ... 9 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
The Baltic Street Community Garden in Park Slope, as it appeared in July 2008. It was destroyed in 2009 by the NYC Department of Education.
The agreement that has largely protected New York City community gardens for nearly a decade expires... 1 day ago From Flatbush Gardener
So this perhaps isn't the photo you were expecting for Harvest Monday at the end of July, but I finally got around to weighing my garlic bundles this week. From left to right there are Thermadrone and then Madrid, both artichoke softneck types.... 2 days ago From From Seed to Table
The final review, of restrictions on the television advertising of food and drinks high in fat, salt or sugar has shown that, while the rules are reducing the amount of junk food advertising children see, they have been less effective than predicted. 3 days ago From Sustain Web
Pak Choy or Sawi Putihdeep container in the dry yardpak choy in deep containerclose-up of pak choy in deep containershallow container alongside the housepak choy in shallow containerclose-up of pak choy in shallow containeran older... 4 days ago From My little vegetable garden
I'm looking forward to this. Installation will take place from Thursday, August 5 through Sunday, August 31. The work is planned to be on display for nearly a year, through June 2011.
Press ReleaseBrooklyn, July 10, 2010—Brooklyn Botanic... 5 days ago From Flatbush Gardener
The other day, we were talking about getting tomato seeds in a different way which we never tried before. Kakdah used half of a juicy tomato for cooking and let the other half in a plastic cup. After a couple of days, the tomato became soft and... 6 days ago From My little vegetable garden
We had a short run of summer weather which made the garden happy. Now summer has taken a vacation and we're back to fog for breakfast, sun for lunch, fog for dinner and an overnight with the fog. Here's a view of the garden from the front gate,... 8 days ago From From Seed to Table
The Real Bread Campaign is pleased that the Advertising Standards Authority has upheld its complaint against a misleading Tescos claim. 8 days ago From Sustain Web
I'm putting this down from memory and notes of ingredients so be warned that it is not precise.
My chard plants have very large juicy stems and the 2 pounds of chard that I used yielded a pound of leafy greens and a pound of stems (including the... 9 days ago From From Seed to Table
Lil' Garden Warriors
“perhaps you notice a congregation of ladybugs on a rose stalk.
Don’t invoke the old nursery saying and ask them to fly away home.
Their house is not on fire. Your roses are, with aphids,
which the ladybugs are feeding... 20 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
I’m a little late in posting LAST week’s meal wrap up. Adhering to the old cliche “better late than never,” here’s the latest goodies that we’ve been enjoying and as always – keeping foods fresh and simple but nevertheless... 14 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
Our local paper reported that it was colder the first week in July than January. That’s crazy! The unseasonably cool weather did not help the tomatoes out – it hurt them.
I was telling a friend of mine “we are going PAY for the cold... 16 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
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Part of Garden Bloggers Buffa10, Buffalo, NY, July 2010
Panorama, Buffa10 Cocktail Hour, Thursday, July 8, 2010
The first official event of Buffa10 was a Thursday afternoon cocktail reception, appropriately held in the Gardening While... 5 days ago From Flatbush Gardener
Joan Walley, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, today launched a campaign for legally binding standards to improve public sector food 1 day ago From Sustain Web
pineapple in a pottop viewflashback: the pineapple a month ago. pineapple on the groundtop viewpineapple on the groundside viewbasil seen from the aboveto join the images of pineapple viewed from the top.it does give a peculiar view... 1 day ago From My little vegetable garden
If you haven’t seen it yet, this week we revisited and revived our 100 Foot Diet Challenge where we are encouraging folks to eat at least one HOMEGROWN meal. Sign up for the challenge here.
Growing Right Along
Though I know it really has... 2 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
A Children's Food Campaign letter from 30 national organisations warns Health Secretary Andrew Lansley about the dangers of introducing policies that will undermine children's health. 2 days ago From Sustain Web
“The challenge is simply to create a meal at least once a week with homegrown food. It’s a great way to improve your nutrition, become more self sufficient and decrease your carbon ‘food print.’
“Food miles are important [because of]... 3 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
Part of Garden Bloggers Buffa10, Buffalo, NY, July 2010
Panorama, Buffa10 Cocktail Hour, Thursday, July 8, 2010
Elizabeth Licata, one of the organizers and hosts of Buffa10, opened her garden for a cocktail reception for early arrivals... 4 days ago From Flatbush Gardener
Kelisa is the name of three different things in Malaysia. 1. For Kelisa, the name is primarily about a plant that is about to bloom in my little vegetable garden. It is also known as kacang botol or winged beans. Two plants are... 5 days ago From My little vegetable garden
This is one of my husband's favorite zucchini dishes. It can be made ahead and served at room temperature as an appetizer or served warm as a side dish. I use anchovies packed in salt but you could also use oil packed anchovies. If you want to... 6 days ago From From Seed to Table
still early in the morningsenduduk flower has not opened fullyhalf opened senduduk flowersenduduk with black antssenduduksenduduksendudukside by sideWe may not be aware about some flowers open daytime and close up when night falls. They do have... 7 days ago From My little vegetable garden
Four little seedlings on the vegetable bed.Three sunflower seedlings lining up the pots(the little one on the right need to be pulled out)a stretch of four sunflower seedlingsanother three little seedlingsnine of them here, where the old papaya... 8 days ago From My little vegetable garden
The Prime Minister's announcement that responsibility for nutrition policy will move from the Food Standards Agency back to a Government Department may be welcomed by the food industry, but it is not good for children's health. 9 days ago From Sustain Web
The fog machine has been going full tilt along the coast lately and this is what we've been waking up to nearly every morning. Actually, this photo was taken after the fog started to lift a bit . . .
But the fog does eventually retreat to... 21 days ago From From Seed to Table
Halved apricots
Blushing apples
Hand cranked ice cream maker
In goes the crushed apricots, milk, sugar and cream
Any nibbles for me?
Jordanne gets crankin'
Creamy, fruity ice cream!
Dig in!
Apricots and lavender
Apricot & lavender jam
Apples &... 22 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
Farmer of veggies, now turned fish farmer, Justin, checking on his aquaponics experiment.
He spent a good 5 minutes or so floating the net back and forth as he called, “Here fishy, fishy!” Boy, those guys are fast! I stood by, armed with a... 16 days ago From Little Homestead in the City
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