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Tour the “Hobbit house” up for sale in River Falls, Wisconsin

By letter2self on April 16, 2023

The two-bedroom home built in 1972 was designed by architect Mike McGuire and is selling for $315,000. Source

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No dig, using less compost to grow great plants and have clean soil

By letter2self on April 16, 2023

Compared to when soil is dug and cultivated, resulting in a loss of carbon to CO2, no dig is economical with inputs of organic matter. I show how using cardboard (just once) and a 2in/5cm mulch of compost on top is enough to kill most weeds and provide clean soil for planting. The thumbnail shows…

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Follow these tips to avoid beginner gardener mistakes | Gardening 101 | Gardening Australia

By letter2self on April 16, 2023

While some gardeners have been at it for decades, every day people pick up the spade for the first time. Millie shares a few little things she wished she knew at the start. Subscribe http://ab.co/GA-subscribe ONE – Gardening is not a race! There is no beginning or end to the garden path, you can jump…

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15 MAJOR GARDENING MISTAKES | Gardening Tips for Beginners

By letter2self on April 15, 2023

Gardening is a great hobby and a great stress-reliever and an anti-depressant! Many of them take up this hobby with full interest, but very few continue with it. One of the many reasons people discontinue gardening is the lack of success in their gardening journey because of lack of patience and certain silly mistakes they…

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Growing Peas From Sowing to Harvest

By letter2self on April 14, 2023

Find out about the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx Nutritious, delicious and oh, so ap-PEA-ling! Peas are the must-have vegetable for any gardener’s patch. Learn everything you need to know to grow your own peas, from which varieties to choose, different ways to sow, plant and support them as well as when to pick peas for…

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Hot Composting – How To Make Compost In 4 to 6 Weeks

By letter2self on April 14, 2023

This video is about hot composting and how I use this method to make compost for my garden and allotment. It includes my recipe for making home compost, and at the end of the video, five tips to make hot composting work. The biggest advantage of hot composting is how quickly it makes compost compared…

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4 Steps to Start a SMALL Balcony Vegetable Garden|Tips from Landscape Designer|Beginner Gardening

By letter2self on April 14, 2023

We started a SMALL balcony vegetable garden (3 square meters) on our rental apartment last spring. As a trained landscape designer in California, I would like to share 4 steps and some tips on how to set up an edible balcony garden at home, especially on how to maximize the space of a small space…

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Urban Farming: Greenhouses Let You Grow Food All Year

By letter2self on April 13, 2023

Eddie and Lydia are proud parents of four children who want to feed their growing family organic produce without paying higher prices. Like many others who have latched on to the urban farming trend, they want to know where their food is coming from. That’s where Riverstone Industries comes in. David from Riverstone Industries introduces…

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Aszhianna interviews her mother about the University of Wisconsin Odyssey Project

By letter2self on April 12, 2023

The UW-Odyssey Project changes lives for adults near the poverty level. Now in its 15th year, this inspirational project has empowered more than 400 low-income adults to find their voices and get a jumpstart at earning college degrees they never thought possible. Graduates of the program have journeyed from homelessness to UW-Madison degrees, from incarceration…

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DIY Ecology: A cheap and easy way to compost kitchen scraps

By letter2self on April 12, 2023

Composting transforms kitchen scraps into a prized soil amendment that appeals to helpful insects and microbes, and upgrades a garden’s overall structure and health. Composting also keeps waste out of the landfill, which cuts down on methane emissions. As much as 50% of residential garbage in Washington state could have been composted. There are loads…

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I have embarked on a journey to create a more sustainable life for me and my family and I'm using this space to share all the things I've been learning along the way. It's messy and wonderful and I hope you'll join me on this adventure.

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