acreage living

Self sufficiency from your vegetable and herb garden

Self sufficiency is a common question I get when people see my vegetable garden. They ask, do I need to…

5 years ago

Keeping backyard chickens in your vegetable garden space

Keeping backyard chickens around your food gardens is an important part of widening the living system that supports your soil…

6 years ago

Four fold nature of the organic garden and urban farm

Four fold nature is a very helpful conceptual framework for looking at the make up of your organic garden or…

7 years ago

Low cost vegetable garden from your lawn – design tips

Low cost vegetable garden created from your lawn, if you have grass, is the easiest and most cost effective way…

7 years ago

Organic garden build – Key design principles for a thriving food garden

Organic garden build is a process that is dependent on many factors and for DIY organic gardeners, its very easy…

7 years ago

Nematode control in your organic garden

Nematode control is a common challenge of organic gardeners. There are a large variety of nematodes that are helpful for…

7 years ago

Vegetable seedlings – tips on how to plant

Vegetable seedlings are the starting point for a healthy and productive organic garden, once you have your garden layout and…

7 years ago

Planting vegetable seeds – open pollinated, hybrid or GMO?

Planting vegetable seeds using open pollinated, hybrid or GMO seeds is an important question for food gardeners. Saving your own…

7 years ago

Vegetable garden water saving tips

Vegetable garden water saving is critical at dry times of the year. Its so easy to waste water but with…

7 years ago

Rural residential organic gardening and urban farming tips

The lure of moving onto acreage gets to many people, I am one of them and have lived on 5…

8 years ago