Category Archives: Gardening

Julie’s Garden Update

Julie’s turn to share what is going on in her garden lately. See how she is using all of her delicious FRESH veggies! Continue reading

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Gardening Updates as Fall Approaches

See how Jodi’s garden is shaping up this year as fall is quickly approaching. Continue reading

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3 Great Recipes for Your Final Garden Harvest

Have an abundance of garden vegetables to use up? Try these three great recipes and you’ll be in fresh veggie heaven! Continue reading

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Blasts from the Past: Learning the Lost Arts of Self Reliance

See how Jodi has taught herself some of the old-fashioned skills such as canning, sprouting, etc. Continue reading

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Garden Update and FAQ Part Two

Read about Jodi’s garden updates and also part two of our Gardening FAQ. Continue reading

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How To Build a Vinyl Square Foot Garden Box

Jodi’s husband gives another great tutorial, this time on how to build a vinyl square foot garden box. Continue reading

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Our trip to the dump

Jodi’s family took a fun little trip to the dump to get compost for her square foot gardens. Continue reading

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Food Storage FOOL’s Day Results

Well we had a great “Food Storage Fools Day” where we actually did some things we have been putting off FoReVeR! We were so glad our readers joined us and got some great emails, facebook discussions, pictures and feedback about … Continue reading

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Square Foot Gardening FAQ

Some of your most asked questions about gardening are answered by Emily of mysquarefootgarden.net. Don’t miss out the info on her new eBooks now available too! Continue reading

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Square Foot Gardening 101

One of the BEST and CHEAPEST ways to store fruits and vegetables is to garden and/or preserve them yourself. If this feels overwhelming to you, don’t worry, we understand! Check out Jodi’s Gardening Failures post from last fall for example … Continue reading

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