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Natural Vending Machines: Why You Should Consider Planting a Fruit Tree

Vending machines – who needs ‘em? For millennia, nature has provided us with delectable, nutritious, and convenient treats.

Posted in Environment, Featured, Organic Gardening

Garden Sustainability

Guide to Home Sustainability: The Outdoors, Pt. 1

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series Guide to Home Sustainability

Home is where the heart is, and for some people, that’s their garden. That being so, just like the rest of the indoors, we want to cultivate a sustainable environment – one that achieves beauty and necessity without superfluous extravagance.

Posted in Environment, Guides, Organic Gardening

Straw bale on a sunny organic farm

Try an Easy Straw Bale Garden

Adding a straw bale garden to your landscape is one of the easiest ways to elevate a garden bed and effortlessly enhance the soil underneath. Technically, straw bale gardening is a method of outdoor hydroponics that uses straw, hay or even mixed grasses as a growing medium. The straw retains moisture and nutrients, making them [...]

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Natural pest control

4 Tips for Easy Organic Pest Control in the Garden

It happens to every gardener.  Pests are bound to come around and can wreak havoc on your plants and vegetables.  Never fear, there are ways to discourage these pesky critters and persistent fungi from damaging your garden.  Using organic pest control practices means turning to natural methods and leaving those harmful chemicals behind. 1. Plant [...]

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Colorful herb garden

Starting your own organic herb garden

I love my herb garden and simply can’t live without it. I eagerly wait for its return to glory as the winter slowly melts into spring. The taste, smell and sight of the fine blend of plants is a sensory paradise. Every home should have an herb plant or two. After all we have to [...]

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An organic garden with fresh compost

Composting – You Can Do It!

Simply put: compost is decomposed organic material.  It’s a natural process that occurs without any assistance!  With that said here are a few simple guidelines. It’s important to remember composting is good for two reasons; one it’s nourishment for your garden to produce healthier, happier plants.  Two, it’s environmentally responsible by reducing the amount of [...]

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A backyard organic garden

Six Simple Steps for Starting an Organic Garden

Starting an Organic garden doesn’t have to be intimidating. Nowadays with the current awareness of the importance of organic gardening, many supplies are readily available at your local garden center. Here are six simple tips! 1. Most importantly start with good organic soil Soil is the foundation of a great garden.  “Feed the soil and [...]

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