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David P. McMillen commented on Nicholas Linzenmeyer's group 'Homegrown Texans'
"I have a pepper growing, bush beans bustin out, and the tomatoes are getting huge! Had to repot a few to bigger pots today. Looking for a good yield this year. I have a variety of mints growing like crazy now too. Hope we keep on getting rain, I…"
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"Greenhorns: "How Not To Buy A Farm" excerpt and giveaway. http://ning.it/KkeYH5"
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Jennie Sayers posted a status
"got to eat my very first homegrown peas yesterday...yeah!"
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Cindy Meredith replied to HOMEGROWN.org's discussion 'DIY Seed Envelopes 101'
"I often make little seed envelopes just by folding a small piece of paper and tucking one side into the other. Difficult to explain, easy to do... kind of like the example above. But, I do like the more standard looking ones, even though they do use…"
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Yvonne posted a blog post

Raised veggie garden update - top soil relocation programme!

Finally, a break in the huge system that has hung over our tiny island home these last two weeks (though I believe it is only a temporary respite).A combination of dry weather, and the appearance of Handy Andy - something akin to the alignment of the planets, we finally managed to make some progress on what had become a fenced off quagmire, and new home for the local frog population, safe from dog-kind.With the wood for the two raised beds duly installed, Handy Andy began the unenviable task of…See More
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Steve Racz replied to HOMEGROWN.org's discussion 'DIY Seed Envelopes 101'
"Nice ideas but an even more appropriate technology version of this, which prevents the use of virgin paper, color ink,  power to run the printer, double sided tape (which is difficult to find and very expensive where I am) is to simply reuse a…"
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Cathie Gottlieb replied to HOMEGROWN.org's discussion 'DIY Seed Envelopes 101'
"Thank you for this....such a fun and useful project!"
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Nicholas Linzenmeyer commented on Nicholas Linzenmeyer's group 'Homegrown Texans'
"My first jalapeno is almost ready to pick!  Seems like it took a bit longer than normal, but hey, at least i've got one...now i can make some salsa!"
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Patricia Stewart posted a blog post

Everything Old Is New Again

    We’ve been telling the story of North Country Sustainability Center for nearly two years. Finally we put it in a YouTube storybook.  Check it out, please.http://youtu.be/Dyn9iSp8yXUNCSC, as we call it, is a innovative incubator that builds communities by  allowing the development of the skills that have long been there.  Traditional skills such as carpentry, sewing, cooking and farming are being rediscovered, but in many regions…See More
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The Greenhorns: “How Not To Buy A Farm”

We’re thrilled to finally have our hands on “Greenhorns: The Next Generation of American Farmers,” a new book by our friends, The Greenhorns. Editors (and fellow Greenhorns) Severine Von Tscharner Fleming, Zoë Bradbury and Paula Manalo have gathered up 50 compelling, funny, heartbreaking and hopeful stories from beginning farmers around the country. Each story gives [...]

HOMEGROWN Life: Try, Try Again. My Failure with Flowers

Granted, the most useful thing about being an urban farmer is that we grow our own food.  I can make speedy trips to the grocery store to pick up staples like flour or oil, and bypass the masses with carts slowly shopping in the produce aisles. However, the ability to grow beautiful things is also [...]

The HOMEGROWN Village Activities At Maker Faire Bay Area 2012

There are TONS of opportunities for fun, making and learning in The HOMEGROWN Village at Maker Faire Bay Area 2012.

Exhibitors In The HOMEGROWN Village At Maker Faire Bay Area 2012

We are so excited for Maker Faire this year! The HOMEGROWN Village — the food and sustainability area of the Faire — is better than ever! Here is a list of the exhibitors participating in the Village. For more about Maker Faire, and The HOMEGROWN Village at Maker Faire, you can check out the links, [...]

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Member Blog Posts

Everything Old Is New Again

Posted by Patricia Stewart on May 16, 2012 at 10:08am

Lemon Verbena Pound Cake

Posted by Chelle on May 14, 2012 at 4:08pm

Ryan and the white picket fence

Posted by Phil McNeish on May 13, 2012 at 9:00am

Provident Gardening

Posted by Sheila Hlubucek on May 10, 2012 at 8:50am

One year later...

Posted by barbara Russell on April 30, 2012 at 7:03pm — 1 Comment

Lemon Verbena Syrup

Posted by Chelle on April 30, 2012 at 3:35pm

TICKS!!

Posted by Yvonne on April 24, 2012 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Townshend Pizza Hippo Stand is a GO Baby!

Posted by PizzaHippo on April 24, 2012 at 12:30pm

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