Tag: Gardening
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Harvesting Wisdom
Dear Friend of Half-Acre Homestead, Fall is always a busy time, with all of the food to harvest and prepare at the end of the season. I first saved a draft of this post a month ago, and have been so busy that I just came back to it tonight. Here are a few things…
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The Bowl of Beauty
Dear Friend of Half-Acre Homestead, Here I am! It feels wonderful to be sending out a post to all of you. For those of you who subscribed to the previous incarnation of my website, this is a new format, where you will receive every blog post automatically. I hope you like it. For new subscribers,…
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My Seed Starting “Disasters” and Creative Solutions (Mar. 23/23)
Dear Friend of Half-Acre Homestead, This is the first week that there has been a hint of spring in the air here in Eastern Ontario, Canada. However, as you may know if you have been reading my earlier blog posts, I have been at my seed starting for over a month now. As you can…
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Guess What I Planted Today? (Feb. 17/22)
Dear Friend of Half-Acre Homestead, I’m back after taking some quiet time in January. I enjoyed daily deep relaxation sessions, some reading (mostly about seed starting!), and a few extra hot baths with epsom salts for my aching muscles after the farm work. I also revived my ballet practice and started weekly low-impact aerobics sessions…
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What Happened to My Garden? (Nov. 28/ 22)
Dear Friend of Half-Acre Homestead, Every year, fall seems to arrive too soon. I get busy harvesting and processing the herbs and vegetables, and then all of a sudden, that first hard frost is here. And every year, I look over what has been a major focus of my work and sweat for several months…
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The Magical Rescue of a Monarch Butterly (Oct. 27/22)
Dear Friend of Half-Acre Homestead, When I bought this half-acre where I live, I was reluctant to buy it. “Why is that?” you might be wondering. It was nothing to do with the land itself, but with the idea of actually owning the land. You see, I don’t believe in the concept of “owning” land.…
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Exciting Updates (Sept. 14/22)
Dear Friend of Half-Acre Homestead, I can hardly believe it’s been so many weeks since my last blog post. So much has happened since then! In this blog post you learn about how I sold my off-grid tiny home, my eco-cabin plans are now for sale on my website, and a garden update that includes…
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Spring Triumphs and Trials on the Half-Acre (July 8/22)
Dear Friends of Half-Acre Homestead, The photo you see above is of my beautiful heritage corn seedlings. What a blessing my corn crop has been! This past spring, getting my garden in seemed more difficult than past years. However, I persisted and now feel things are back on track. In this post, I will share…
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Seed Starting and Other Spring Fun (Apr. 15/22)
Spring has arrived on the homestead after a long, cold winter. As promised, I am sharing my steps to prepare my garden. There are also some other important activities I have been busy with that reflect my homestead values. The photo above is of some Nasturtium seeds, which I have prepared for planting by filing…
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Garden Planning and Seed Buying (Feb. 28/22)
Introduction The photo you see above is a before and after of my little garden in 2013. I was living in an apartment in this old brick house and got permission to plant in an area of about 3.5 feet by 5 feet. But WOW I sure did grow a lot of food there and…
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