Archive for January 2009

Built In Bed at Mother Earth News

Jan 28th, 2009 | By Fritz Nordengren
Built In Bed at Mother Earth News

Mother Earth News is featuring this design and plans for a built in bed.  A great space saver, the plans look to be versatile and adaptable to almost any space.  Steve Maxwell writes:
Success with a built-in bed involves three main phases: creating a rough framework, establishing a mattress support surface, then adding decorative details and
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City Folk Flock To Raise Small Livestock At Home : NPR

Jan 10th, 2009 | By Fritz Nordengren

NPR’s Megan Verlee reports on All Things Considered about a new kind of urban farmer.
City Folk Flock To Raise Small Livestock At Home : NPR.
If you wonder how to do this and keep the neighbors content, consider this:
But backyard farmers seem to have one ace in the hole for answering any local objections: bribery. Plenty
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Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble

Jan 9th, 2009 | By Fritz Nordengren
Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble

The people who work  for the rural water association that supplies water to the area around Two Mile Ranch have had a rough beginning to the new year.

December 31, some of their equipment which helps purify water failed.  Since then, they’ve placed a boil water advisory, and I imagine they have been working some long
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Gardening question: Christmas Cactus

Jan 5th, 2009 | By Fritz Nordengren

What’s the best way to prolong the life of my Christmas cactus?
When the buds of a Christmas cactus look as if they’re about to open, make sure you water the plant regularly and keep it cool.
From The Old Farmer’s Almanac.



Staying Put

Jan 2nd, 2009 | By Fritz Nordengren
Staying Put

I am a fan of the writing of William Paul Winchester and his book A Very Small Farm.
In it, he writes:
Coming home to the farm was itself the end of a journey.  What is “home” if not that place?  And the best evidence of having arrived is that I do not feel compelled to always
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January 10 Full Moon – Wolf Moon

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Fritz Nordengren

According to folklore, the Janaury moon gets its name from the month whe wolves howled outside of villages in hunger during January’s cold lean hunting season.