COVER CROP SEEDS Naomi’s Organic 5-way Mix- Sod Bustin' Soil Fluffer and the Nitrogen Fixin' Soil Fluffer Naomi’s Organic 2-way Mix (can vary due organic to availability with common vetch, peas, wheat or rye) Pricing by packets, 1#, 5#, 25#, 50# and increments in between can be pre-ordered and custom bagged. We LOVE Cover Crops and love you for loving and growing them, too. * * * We have many Cover Crop Seeds in stock and by pre-order - for farm orders, please email or call in advance to reserve seed in stock or pre-order. Our goal is to provide you with cover crop seed that is grown in Oregon and Washington & organic, whenever possible, for a very affordable price. We have packets to cover 100sq', 1 lb, 5 lb, 25 lb and 50 lb bags, up to full pallets. * PRICES May fluctuate up and down in season, due to unique harvest / bagging / supply window and transportation * Learn more: ATTRA Overview of Cover Crops & Green ManuresOSU Improving Soils and Cover Crops
Modern Homesteading An Overview of the five varieties and 17 sub-varieties of Garlic If you don't see what you want, E-Mail bob@web-access.net Click Here to order Sampler Assortments of Garlics - Click Here to order bulk Garlics sorted by taste/flavor - Click Here to order bulk Garlics by varietal type - Click Here to order bulk Garlics direct from the growers - - The information below is from gourmetgarlicgardens.com - Please read. We will be adding and deleting and changing the status of varieties often as our growers sell out of some and add more varieties so check back regularly to see what we currently list as available. - Garlic Books, Etc The Marriage of Mushrooms and Garlic is the newest book about garlic and it is well-written and reads easy as the authors have a warm friendly writing style that makes it fun to read and has some wonderful recipes. Click here to read our review of The Marriage of Mushrooms and Garlic by Chester Aaron and Malcolm Clark New - The Complete Book of Garlic is the best, most comprehensive book yet about garlic. A Miscellany of Garlic
Homestead Journey Garden Sack | This WordPress.com site is the cat’s pajamas A Homesteading Neophyte.url GARDEN TOWER: Composting + 50 Plants = Fresh Food Anywhere. by Garden Tower Project The Garden Tower grows a surprising number of vegetable and flower varieties. Here is a partial list of suggestions: VEGETABLES Amaranth (vegetable type), Arugula, Beans (Lima, bush, pole, shell, fava), Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Cauliflower, Chard, Chicory, Collards, Cucumbers, Dandelion, Eggplant, Endive, Escarole, Gourds, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Melons, Mesclun, Mustard Greens, Dwarf Okra, Peas, Peppers, Radicchio, Sorrel, Spinach, Squash,Strawberries, Tomatoes (note: vines such as squash and melons grow nicely from the bottom holes, trailing onto the ground). FLOWERS Edible Flowers: Calendula, Carthamus, Dianthus, , Marigolds, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Salvia, and Violas. Ornamental Flowers: Ageratum, Amaranth, Ammi, Aster, Bells of Ireland, Bupleurum, Morning Glory, Nigella, Petunia, Phlox, Polygonum, Poppy, Ptilotus, Rudbeckia, Safflower, Salpiglossis, Sanvitalia, Scabiosa, Snapdragon, Stock, Strawflower, Sweet Peas, Verbena, Yarrow, and Zinnia.
countryside - homesteading - self-reliance - simple life Self Sufficient Living Magazines (and Websites) About Homesteading and Self-Sufficiency When I was a boy, my father used to buy Mother Earth News from the grocery store. The magazine was filled with stories about self-sufficient country living, the sort of thing my dad aspired to. I’d read the magazine after he was finished, but never really understood the appeal of building your own greenhouse or raising goats. Kris and I are not radically self-sufficient, but we do enjoy growing our own food. Though our own adventures in self-sufficiency are limited, they’re edifying, and I admire those who do even more. After spending last Saturday planting peas and pruning fruit trees — and contemplating where to put a chicken coop — I took some time to research the current state of homesteading magazines. Mother Earth News Mother Earth News is “the original guide to living wisely”. The Mother Earth News website is polished and filled with content, with stories on: BackHome BackHome is “your hands-on guide to sustainable living”. Backwoods Home Small Farm Today Hobby Farms Countryside
Common Buckwheat Introduction | Description | Adaptation | Properties and uses | Agronomy | Pest Management | Marketing Introduction Common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is thought to have originated in central and western China from a wild Asian species Fagropyrum cymosum. The Scots coined the word "buckwheat" from two Anglo-Saxon terms, boc(beech) and whoet(wheat). World acreage of buckwheat has been as high as 5 million acres (2 million hectares). In Canada, buckwheat production was approximately 150,000 acres (60,700 hectares) in the late 1970's and early 1980's but has since declined to 30,000 to 40,000 acres (12,000 - 16,000 hectares) annually. Description Buckwheat is an annual, characterised by large heart-shaped leaves. Figure 1. The fruiting structure of buckwheat is on axillary or terminal racemes with densely clustered flowers (Figure 2). Figure 2. Buckwheat has an indeterminate growth habit, so the crop does not mature uniformly. Adaptation Buckwheat thrives in cool, moist climates.
Dexter Cattle - South East Group // Information Our Society We have so many members now that the chances are that there will be one near to you. Dexter keepers are friendly people who will be happy to share their enthusiasm and more importantly their expertise. They will be happy for you to visit and help you make up your mind about keeping this very popular breed. Herds in our region cover all aspects of the breed from those that keep a few animals to those that have a large number. What is a Dexter? The Dexter is the smallest British breed of cattle and is a dual purpose breed (milk and meat) with the average weight of a cow being about 300 kgs. and standing approx 36" to 42" at the shoulder. Originating from south west Ireland they are descended from the predominantly black cattle of the early Celts and were introduced to England in 1882 and first shown at the Royal Show at Norwich in 1886. The breed comes in three colours, predominantly black, but also in red and dun. Dexters are early maturing and produce excellent quality beef.
DIY Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Image Credit: greenterrafirma.com In this project, we will build a small DIY VAWT, Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. We are not expecting to get much over 50 watts of production, though it would be fairly simple to double the size of the blade area to increase power. Whats good about this design is it has a low noise level. DIY Vertical Axis Wind Turbine