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The Cure

At long last, the bacon experiment is under way. I’m in love with our local market – Morse Fresh Market. They have anythi... 3 days ago From The Apartment Farm

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Kale is set to sail

kale in four containersThe picture was taken very earlier in the morning.  kale in four containers a view from the o... 5 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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HOMESTEAD HAPPENINGS

On the homefront there’s a lot happening. Yeah, well guess it wouldn’t be normal if I didn’t say that everyone is busy... 22 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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A WEEK IN REVIEW

Wow, it’s that time already for another Weekly Round Up? This week we are focusing on our growing outreach as we put out ... 21 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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The Hundred Hen March

This week at our town's big celebration and parade, one parade entry will be the Hundred Hen March. They may well have more t... 15 days ago From Blue Skies Urban Farm

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Absent Much?

Yeah, sorry about that. But Apartment Farm has got some exciting news to share – I’ve been absent here because we’re in... 24 days ago From The Apartment Farm

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I hope things will calm down soon so I can get back to posting pics and happenings here on the urban homestead.  I have so m... About 1 hour ago From Little Homestead in the City

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Citizen Pruner Training Fall Schedule

The London Plane Tree in front of my house. TreesNY's Citizen Pruner Tree Care Course is being offered in Brooklyn and M... About 16 hours ago From Flatbush Gardener

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HOP HARVEST

Hop cones Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Well, it’s “cheerio” to summer and hello to Fall. And boy does it fee... 2 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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The story of Amaranth tricolor in our garden

Amaranthus tricoloror bayam. young amaranth tricolor  It all started 2 years ago. Kakdah bought a bunch of tricolor am... 2 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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Meyer Lemon Tree

This post may seem to be jumping the seasons a bit since Meyer lemons are considered to be a winter crop. But my Meyer Lemon ... 2 days ago From From Seed to Table

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So radish offers me seeds

I was reading about blessings that come across the street in Kelly's blog at the end of August in Can you feel it? Now this i... 3 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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Learning to Live Without a Microwave

I’ll admit it – I’m a bit of a Luddite in the kitchen. I don’t own a Kitchenaid stand mixer, a food processor or an e... 3 days ago From The Apartment Farm

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Periwinkle or kemunting china

A simple and slightly invasive flowering plants which is a normal feature in coastal areas where I came from, goes by the man... 14 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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Oncidium cebolleta orchid, like pop corns

Oncidium cebolleta orchids.The orchids has been with us for almost two years. They were in 3 pots. Then one of them decides t... 8 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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Harvest Monday - August 30, 2010

The harvests were good this week, particularly tomatoes and green beans. I've been blanching and freezing some beans and it l... 11 days ago From From Seed to Table

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What: Downtown LA Film & Food Fest When: Saturday Sept 11 Time: 4:00 PM (HGR film showing) & Panel TBD Where: The Medallion L... 2 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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Vote for London Food Link

Sustain's London Food Link has been shortlisted for the London Lifestyle Awards Green category. The candidate with the most v... 3 days ago From Sustain Web

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London Food Link

Places still left for the free network event for those into sustainable food in London. Book now! 3 days ago From Sustain Web

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Mayor launches food growing competition to find green-fingered residents

Social housing residents are being challenged to become the capital 3 days ago From Sustain Web

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London

Blue Peter gardener announces winners of Capital Growth schools competition. 3 days ago From Sustain Web

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Harvest Monday - September 6, 2010

Ahhh, September...  it's typically the month that ushers in the best weather of the year around here and this year is no... 4 days ago From From Seed to Table

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Bittergourd joining Garden to Table

a ripe bitter gourd seeds are coated with red flesh the red flesh surrounding the seeds  must be the best shade o... 4 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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2011 URBAN HOMESTEADING CALENDAR

2011 ‘LITTLE HOMESTEAD IN THE CITY’ CALENDAR (11″ x 17″) Celebrating Online Outreach 1999-2011 If you are looking fo... 4 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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Community Gardens Guest Post in Garden Rant

See Community Gardens: Where "Garden" Becomes the Verb on Garden Rant. Related ContentMy Community Gardens page LinksNew Y... 4 days ago From Flatbush Gardener

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Ramadan Bazaar

Dr Ng Yen Yen, Minister of Tourism Malaysia said "The Ramadan Bazaar in the fasting month of Ramadan is yet another tourism p... 6 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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HAPPY WEEKEND!

Yawn! We have some event announcements coming up, so stay tuned for a (finally) updated event calendar.  Speaking of calenda... 6 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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A little privacy in the garden.

belalang kunyit   or Valanga nigricornis  pic 2 pic 3 the male is fairly small another couple, we... 7 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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AUGUST HARVEST TALLY

Now that fall is just around the corner I can honestly say this was the COOLEST summer (ever), well, that I can remember – ... 8 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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SPROUTIN’ FEATHERS N’ TAILS

Splish splash we love our water baths! Hi peoples! Getting fancy with their water tricks The ducks help "clear out" an old ch... 9 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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coming to terms with Parsley

Germinating parsley is quite a challenge. I expect them to emerge after 3 or 4 weeks as mentioned in most guides including th... 9 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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Food campaigners slam weak plans for regulation of online marketing

The Children's Food Campaign warns that the Advertising Standards Authority's plans to cover non-paid-for marketing on compan... 9 days ago From Sustain Web

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Harvest Monday - August 23, 2010

The harvests are finally looking decidedly summery. A tray full of tomatoes, including Gigantesque on the left, a couple of C... 18 days ago From From Seed to Table

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GROWTH SPURT

Normally, I would have a 1/2 dozen (or more) posts lined up for publishing here on blog but the heat has turned by brain to m... 17 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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SUMMER TIME!

Can’t believe we are weeks away from saying “adios” to summer.  And just when we thought Ms Summer wouldn’t show, sh... 23 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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the third child and abandoned garden.

We were in Kedah again, visiting Farah, the eldest daughter. I was actually on an official trip or business trip whichever wa... 13 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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Looking outside in on sisterhood.

winged bean viewed from the house, heavy and dense on the trellisblooming coleus and roselle.Coleus loves a little bit of sha... 23 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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Fog of a Different Stripe

I love to watch the different moods of the fog in the valley. Some mornings the fog fills the valley from top to bottom and I... 9 days ago From From Seed to Table

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Fog and Gobble

Nature's show this morning. The fog thins as the sun comes up over the ridge More sun, less fog Less f... 22 days ago From From Seed to Table

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We'll be around

Howdy all. The students are back and the semester has officially started. I've been in meetings for a while now, so spending ... 13 days ago From Future House Farm

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The freedom - plants, vegetables, merdeka and all.

how would we define freedom? The condition of being free of restraintsExemption from an unpleasant or onerous conditionEase ... 10 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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SELF SUFFICIENCY IN THE HEART OF THE CITY

Meet a family who achieved what most people would think impossible in a big city. On less than 4,000 square feet of land in t... 11 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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Tomato, one after another

the tomato, star of earth, recurrent and fertile star, displays its convolutions, its canals, its remarkable amplitude... 19 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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kale strengthening its stem.

kale growing steadily in pots a close up of kale I love the character of these leafy vegetables. They don't really sit u... 22 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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POETIC WEDNESDAY: the day for marigolds

the little sea of marigolds.Ulam raja can be seen towering high on the left.The Marigold   ... 24 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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Yellowing of leaves.

It is not necessarily a pest or disease issue that a plant foliage turns yellow. These disorders may be caused by environment... 18 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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The vastness of paddy field.

On this business trip, I have to meander through paddy fields to get to the place in Jitra from Farah's house at the far end ... 12 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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bright yellow lily

This is going to be another suspense in my little garden. Kalyani Nandukar send us 2 packets of seeds, all the way from India... 16 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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Boardwalk Community Garden, Coney Island, Brooklyn

Slideshow Related ContentFlickr photo set Endangered Coney Island Community Gardens, 2008-02-04 LinksOASIS Map [[ This... 3 days ago From Flatbush Gardener

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Ethical eateries showcased for discerning diners in

On 28th September, Ethical Eats, the London based network of sustainable restaurant and catering businesses, is giving punter... 8 days ago From Sustain Web

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ARMS FULL

45 pounder! It’s about time I posted something here this week!  Our apologies to readers if you’ve been popping on over... 14 days ago From Little Homestead in the City

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Giving clitoria ternatea a room

 There is a change in plan, clitoria ternatea are not going to be planted directly outside the kitchen window. We shift ... 20 days ago From My little vegetable garden

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Short & Sweet

Things have been crazy lately. With the big move happening this Saturday, most of our stuff is in boxes. I had to unpack a po... 16 days ago From The Apartment Farm

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