During last year’s site redesign, I found this article written by someone that silently mentored me during the beginning website design years I spend online before 2000’s bust. He is inspirational and his ideas are timeless and don’t require a…
Category: Jodi’s Urban Homestead
My independence on a quarter acre in town.
Growing Carrots and Food Security
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Life is a Stage and We Are Stuntmen
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… from the Natural Handyman Every now and then I wonder, “Will I be found out?” Ever have the sense that you are in the wrong place, or that you really aren’t who everyone thinks you are? Perhaps you are…
The Difference Between Gardening and Farming
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My father once said… I am a gardener, NOT a farmer. There is a difference. As if to provoke the obvious question, “What is the difference?” I never asked. But had anyone asked if my father was a farmer, I…
Winter Storm
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Wow. It has been a very long time since I have seen this much snow where I live. Oklahoma is considered a “West South Central” state in the United States.. and I always thought I was in the midwest, LOL.…
Garden Calendar February
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While mid to late spring is the busiest time of the year for most gardeners, there are a variety of chores that I reserve strictly for winter… here is the Garden Calendar for February Be sure to be making your…
Still January
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Today I went outside to find the slightest whiff of spring in the air… or was it just wishful thinking? After checking with the online weather report, I realize it is probably wishful thinking and that peas will not be…
Early Tomatoes
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For those of you getting ready to get a start on tomatoes, there is a great website, Growing Tomato Secrets you may want to check out. He just put up a new video entitled,
Winter Blues Have Set In
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Okay, it is official. I am tired of all the cold ‘yard work’. The greenhouse is growing what it can just fine, the hay is covering the cabbage, brussel sprouts, and broccoli for the long cold days they are enduring……
A New Kind of Rescue
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banzai-bitsy-bottle I came into night to check on everyone and found one tiny little girl kicked off to the side, weak and COLD. I knew the first thing to do was warm her up, but I wasn’t quite as certain about what to do about her obvious dehydration, so I consulted the internet.
Puppies are born. They are CUTE.
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We foster dogs for many local rescues. If you love dogs but don’t want the long term commitment, you should consider Foster Care for Dogs Anyway, this girl came to us three weeks from delivery.
Dogs 1 Rooster 0
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Well, it’s a sad day at our little homestead today. I left the dogs outside for what was to be a warm night. I thought they would enjoy it. Mr. Red had been aggravating the hens so badly, that I had turned him out of the chicken coop last weekend.