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We can’t sing the praises enough of clay pot irrigation, an ancient method of plant irrigation – considered the original drip irrigation system. And yes the ollas are 100% LEAD-FREE
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MORE OLLAS!
The other day we received our spring shipment of ollas – so ya’ll who have been waiting for them we are shipping them out this week! Thanks for your patience.
For you local yokels, if know someone who is an avid gardener/homesteader and
URBAN HOMESTEADING ON THE WEB
Here’s a sneak peek! We are almost ready for re-launch of the spiffy new Little Homestead in the City “Blook” (aka blog book) Jordanne could use a bit of encouragement as she’s on the homestretch and dealing with all the headaches that come with moving and coding. A couple of pieces of chocolate helped her [...]
(9) GRAY WATER RECLAMATION
You don’t miss your water until your well runs day – country proverb FACT: An average American family of four generates about 70 gallons of graywater a day! That is a lot of water going down the drain. For comparison the average African family uses about 5 gallons of water each day. What is Gray [...]
(10) AROUND THE URBAN HOMESTEAD
Another local write-up about the urban homestead that includes Jordanne’s Ginger Soda Recipe (note we use glass bottles but for the article recommend using recycled liter soda bottles for safety reasons) Farming a 1/10 Acre Urban Homestead by Chris Bertrand / Mountain Views News The Dervaes family live simply and richly, farming their Urban Homestead [...]
(3) WATER SAVING PROJECTS
Water! Water is vital to the all aspects of the urban homestead and, though we are dependent on the municipal water source for most of our water (digging a well is out of the question – looked into it), we do our best to conserve what water we do use. On the homestead in New Zealand, [...]
(14) AROUND THE URBAN HOMESTEAD pt 2
We wrap up another busy week with a pictorial dispatch – highlighting our new grey water project and more! Goat Walk & Talk Student working on an profiling some local eco heroes for a NPR radio piece comes along on one of our goat walks. Jordanne shows her some wild edibles that are popping up [...]
(5) DISPATCHES FROM THE URBAN HOMESTEAD pt 2
Continuing our pictorial peek into life here on the urban homestead. As for the previous entry with the fish: FYI, we won’t be naming them anytime soon in case you are wondering! Weekend Wanderings Farmers Justin & Sergio visit the local nursery that’s right across the street from our urban homestead and check out the [...]
(11) DISPATCHES FROM THE URBAN HOMESTEAD pt 1
Heatwave! From rain & snow (on our local mountains) last week to temperatures topping 80 degrees all this week – whew, talk about whiplash! But we are enjoying the unseasonable warmth while we can because there’s another storm on the horizon (next week) and there’s lots of work to be done. Growing Your Own Groceries? [...]
(3) OLLAS!
Plant Pottery That Works The buried clay pot or pitcher method of irrigation is one of the most efficient systems known and is ideal for gardeners and small farmers. Buried clay pot irrigation uses a buried, unglazed clay pot filled with water to provide controlled irrigation to plants as the water seeps out through the [...]
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