The Washington Post has a great article about the increase in the number of backyard gardeners in the US. Seems that seed sales have gone up dramatically as Americans plant and grow their own food. Reasons for the increase: the economy, concerns about where food comes from, concerns about food quality, and [...]
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Home gardens are growing!
Posted in do-it-ourselves, environment, food, garden, vegetables, tagged backyard gardens, food and economy, grow food to save money, grow your own food, home gardens, new york times, urban gardens on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Soap-making in 4 easy steps
Posted in do-it-ourselves, projects, simple things, tagged clearly natural soaps, do-it-yourself, glycerin soap, melt and pour soap, soap, soapmaking, soapmaking at home on June 13, 2008 | 8 Comments »
We got tired of spending over $1-a-bar for soap several weeks ago, so we started looking around for ways to make soap at home. Most soapmaking was either dangerous — “lye can cause an explosion” — or too time-consuming — “let the soap cure for 30-days.” So, we kept looking until we found [...]
The garden ready for spring
Posted in do-it-ourselves, garden, good thoughts, projects, vegetables, weather, tagged homesteading, square foot garden, sustainable life, garden gate, garden fence, mulch, compost, vermiculite, peat moss, growing mix, organic compost, deer proof garden on March 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here in southern Virginia, the last frost date is about May 1, so we’re not quite ready to stick plants or seeds in the ground yet, but when the time comes, the garden is ready! Debbie and I spent all day last Saturday in 45-degree weather finishing up the square-foot garden plot. Spring seemed very [...]
Square-foot garden taking shape
Posted in animals, do-it-ourselves, garden, projects, vegetables, tagged simple life, gardening, square foot garden, raised beds, sustainable life, pretty kitty, DIY, vegetable garden, do-it-yourself, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, organic gardening, vegetable bed preparation on March 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Debbie and I assembled the raised bed boxes for our square-foot vegetable garden yesterday and today. Here’s what we used:
Eight 8′ rough sawn 2×8s. Cost: $54.00
32 galvanized lag bolts. Cost $21.00
17′ of 48″ wide hardware cloth (wire mesh). Cost $34.00
34′ of 36″ wide landscape fabric. Cost: $16.50
Total cost was $125.50. [...]
Want local? Better grow it yourself
Posted in do-it-ourselves, food, vegetables, tagged homesteading, square foot garden, sustainable life, local food movement, organic food, vegetable garden, urban homestead, Dervaes, federal government farm subsidy program on March 1, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I read a disturbing op-ed piece in the New York Times by a midwestern farmer trying to grow vegetables for his local market. Seems like the federal government, the USDA, and the big agribusiness lobby have all joined forces to prevent the local food movement from growing local food. Read My [...]
Home haircuts: no appointment necessary
Posted in do-it-ourselves, tagged cut your own hair, DIY, haircut, home haircuts, money saving tips, self-sufficient, simple life on February 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When you’re looking around for ways to save money and become more self-sufficient, nothing is sacred. In my many haircutting experiences, I have paid anywhere from $8 (buzz cut) to $65 (I know, that was ridiculous) for a haircut. Usually it wasn’t worth it — even the $8 one. Which is why we decided that [...]
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