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Meet Sam and Sadie, They “live on the East Coast, a few hours from the Atlantic Ocean”. They are the children of my friend Jane. Knowing these two {and their little sister Miriam} have been raised with a backyard garden, I asked them if they would be interested in giving us a tour of their Read More >>
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Yesterday, The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and I attended the Tacoma Urban Chicken Coop Tour. There were 10 different coops located on the map we were given, and we ended up visiting 5 of them. The artfully designed chicken coop with the living roof you see above, totally stole the show. The owner Read More >>
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Do you make fried rice? I’m not a huge fan of pork, so usually I make our fried rice without it. Sometimes I’ll make this as our main meal and other times as a side. It just depends what kind of mood I’m in. Fried rice can be made so many different ways, by simply Read More >>
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School was out for a mere 23 hours before I started to crack the summer vacation = free child labor whip. Summer vacation is for sissies. Sure there will be summer sports practice and volunteering, but that doesn’t mean Monkey Boy and The Girl get to lounge around the house for the rest of the Read More >>
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Last night as I was watering in the greenhouse I noticed something rather peculiar. The tomatoes are almost through the roof. Holy Crack! Because I am a newbie greenhouse gardener, this is something I never anticipated. Now what? Do I just cut the top off the tomato plant to prevent more growth? Do I remove Read More >>
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A big thank you to everyone who mentioned their roasted broccoli recipes. I have plenty of broccoli left over, so roasted broccoli and salmon are on the menu for tomorrow night. Yay! I called the HH and asked him what I should do with the broccoli and he suggested broccoli soup, so after a quick Read More >>
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One Hundred Dollars a Month reader Heidi wanted to share her new chicken coop SHE BUILT HERSELF {okay, so maybe she had a little help}. Holy Chicken Scratch Heidi, your coop looks better than mine! Wanna trade? Seriously, you did an amazing job. Well done! Here is Heidi’s story… Last Sunday (Fathers Day) we moved Read More >>
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This is the first year I have been successful at growing broccoli, and I owe it all to starting my seeds indoors under grow lights. Earlier this spring instead of planting broccoli seeds in the garden and hoping for the best, I chose to plant my seeds indoors instead. And it made all the difference Read More >>
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