November 2010

Calling All Beekeepers

Barnyard

Earlier this month, I called on all chicken keepers to share their experiences and thoughts about keeping chickens.  The responses were so good, I wanted to do it again–this time with you beekeepers. I’ve got a couple of questions for you in this post.  Feel free to poke your head in with any beekeeping-related observation.  [...]

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Practically Green: Sustainability movement turns values upside down

Green Up

Going green is an odd value for us Americans. It goes directly against our consumer culture. The more “green” one tries to be, the less one tends to own. The less one tends to use, the more one admires people who are simple, self-sufficient, frugal. Going green exposes how meaningless consumerism and the accumulation of [...]

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Water Barrel Stand

DIY

I can’t believe how long it’s taking me to get my water barrel up and running.  Ivory kindly passed one of the plastic drums she got from The Gettin’ Man* over to me hoping I’d get the lead out and post about it before she did, but that was about 8 months ago and still [...]

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Making Lasagna Beds

Beginner Gardens

This is what I’ve let one of the best spots in my yard become.  A real shame because sun is at a real premium around here and this is one of the sunniest areas. The real reason for this neglect (besides laziness) is the soil is puny.  Gravelly, dead, sandy, weak soil. I decided the [...]

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Practically Green: 5 simple ways to go green when you clean

Green Up

Cleaning green can seem really complicated and expensive, but it’s not. Going green, when done correctly, should simplify our lives and reduce our expenditures. Going green “correctly” can seem like a laundry list of specific behaviors, but it’s not. Going green is a value, not a list. Each person may have a different expression of [...]

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