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How to Plan Your Garden

March 21, 2011

In our Gardening 101 series, we’ve talked about a lot of different things so far... how to select seeds for better success, growing herbs, gardening based on where you live, square foot gardening.
I know that the process of planning what and how much and when and where to plant everything can be one of the [...]

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7 Reasons to Square Foot Garden

March 18, 2011

Written by Stacey T, Contributing Writer
Spring is right around the corner, literally.  The first day of Spring officially arrives on Sunday!
With the arrival of spring, there’s lots of talk here on Keeper of the Home about gardening this month.  Yet Gardening 101 wouldn’t be complete without mentioning Square Foot Gardening.
Square Foot Gardening is the [...]

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Gardening with Herbs 101: Where to Begin

March 11, 2011

Written by Meg Dickey, Contributing Writer
This month at Keeper of the Home, we're discussing Gardening 101.  What better way to throw off the weariness of winter than with the joyous awakening of the earth around us?  Today I'll be sharing some tips on gardening with herbs, and next time we'll talk about what herbs work [...]

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7 Gardening Lessons from a Novice Gardener

March 1, 2011

Written by Emily McClements, Contributing Writer
Growing your own organic vegetables is a great way to provide your family with nourishing and frugal food.  Last summer was my first real attempt at growing our own food in a garden. Although it did not go nearly the way that I envisioned, I learned some important [...]

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How to Plant Garlic in the Fall

November 18, 2010

Garlic has stolen my heart as an organic gardener, because it is hands down one of the easiest and most reliable crops that I've grown so far.
For some reason, I initially had this idea that garlic was only for experienced gardeners and would be a challenging crop to grow. I've had quite the opposite experience, [...]

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Organic Food on a Budget

May 26, 2010

Written by Angela Beery, Contributing Writer
Now that the spring season is upon us, it is the perfect time to talk about fresh, local produce! Many exciting opportunities are ahead of us in the coming months.
I don't know about you, but I am looking forward to taking a stroll down to the farmer’s market, grilling [...]

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At Simple Organic: Using Houseplants to Reduce Toxins and Grow Fresh Air

April 15, 2010
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This week you can find me over at Simple Organic, where I serve as a regular contributing writer. I'm talking about how to purify the toxins in the air in our homes, by using regular houseplants! Here's a snippet from the post:
Clean air.
Not only vital to our health, but something that we don’t tend to [...]

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A Tale of Rhubarb

February 4, 2010
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Guest Post by LaManda of The Yarden
Rhubarb. Usually there are three responses when I ask the question “Do you like rhubarb?” They are reliably accompanied by facial expressions:
1. Facial expression: puzzlement and slight trepidation
Accompanying answer “I’ve heard of it but never tried it”
2. Facial expression: I just sucked on the most vile thing ever
Accompanying answer [...]

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