Challenges 
PUT ‘EM UP! HARVEST KEEPER CHALLENGE(42)
Across the nation, folks are down on their knees, hands dirty, seeds and trowel clench firming in hand determine to grow their own food. With hard work, effort and patience this hearty lot of homegrown soildiers will be blessed up to their eye balls in produce.
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100 FOOT DIET CHALLENGE
We started this challenge a couple years back, and it was very popular and successful in getting folks to eat closer to home. With more and more folks growing their own food, we figure it’s about time we revive and relaunch this challenge!
(28) WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP x3
I admit, this is rather pathetic attempt at catching up to the last few weeks worth of eats. In truth, it should be 4 weeks, but with outreach, Amy and other stuff I lost one week’s meal entirely! We ate well from the garden, but I just didn’t get a chance to write it down. [...]
(12) FEBRUARY HARVEST TALLY
Sorry, a little tardy on posting our harvest totals for February. Here they are Produce (fruits, veggies, herbs) 138 lb 13 oz Eggs Chicken 63 Duck 19 Psst, join our growing (free) social network for gardeners
(0) URBAN HOMESTEAD’S WEEKLY MEAL WRAP x2
Well, I definitely did a better job at taking photos of the last two weeks worth of meals. Now that I am finally caught up, I hope to go back to just ‘Weekly Meal Wrap Ups’ minus the x2! There’s new things in season and that means new eats to enjoy – like peas, mushrooms, [...]
(3) WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP x2
Our readership is growing by the day, so a warm welcome to all you new readers. For those of you who are internet savvy you can follow happenings on the urban homestead on FACEBOOK and TWITTER! Weeks are going by so fast, by the time I turn around I am already behind in posting our [...]
(2) PUTTING UP ON THE URBAN FARM
Though winter is still lingering (there’s a huge storm set to pound the LA area this weekend!), it’s canning time again! What’s in season is citrus and what’s on the stove top is marmalade! Thanks to a local, organic supply of citrus from Sergio’s farm we gals are back in the kitchen – jammin. With [...]
(12) WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP
Last weeks our meals were altered a bit due to the frosty veggies and downpour (we got over 4″ of rain here at the urban homestead!!!!) We dug into the pantry and used up some of the dried beans we had stocked up. Despite the rain and cold we did, though, enjoy a winter treat [...]
(1) WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP
I certainly didn’t do a good job taking photos from last week’s meals here on the urban homestead. Guess I was too busy taking photos of other things! With the garden in a semi hibernation, we are enjoying more simple “one pot” meals like soup. And with an arsenal of trombonico squash stored in the [...]
(2) NOVEMBER HARVEST TALLY
“The Freedom Garden Harvest challenge was started to get more people growing food and also adding up what they grow and harvest, instead of going to the store. Many are surprised by the amount of food that they can actually grow in a small space.” From our 1/10 acre plot, our November harvest weighs in [...]
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