September 2, 2010

AUGUST HARVEST TALLY

Now that fall is just around the corner I can honestly say this was the COOLEST summer (ever), well, that I can remember. From June-August there were only two or three “really hot” weeks. So Cal gardeners, how did the cool summer affect your garden? Did you find it an easier or harder growing season?

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PUT ‘EM UP! HARVEST KEEPER CHALLENGE
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100 FOOT DIET CHALLENGE
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URBAN FARMING WITH JULES DERVAES
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SELF SUFFICIENCY IN THE HEART OF THE CITY

Meet a family who achieved what most people would think impossible in a big city. On less than 4,000 square feet of land in the heart of Pasadena, California, the Dervaes family gets all the food they need from their own backyard

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[ 08/29/2010 | 9 Comments ]

REAL FOOD, REAL SIMPLE – URBAN HOMESTEAD MEALS

On the food front… The figs are finally ripe so we devoured our first fig quesadilla of the season. I know, sounds odd but it’s soooo delicious!

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[ 08/05/2010 | 21 Comments ]

AUGUST HARVEST TALLY

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[ 09/02/2010 | 5 Comments ]

SPROUTIN’ FEATHERS N’ TAILS

The baby ducky episode is quickly coming to a close. Pretty soon these “quacker doodles” won’t want to be seen in public and there’ll be less and less pics of them here at LHITC.

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