Learning urban self-sufficiency in the age of peak everything. Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Trees- growing to the sky. I was working in the backyard last week with Hunter, a fellow blogger- whose blog has also gone partially dormant. We were making cider from apples he had foraged from around town, and the last of a batch that I had gotten from an orchard near Le Sueur. We had a lot of apples to work through and it took most of the afternoon. Are things really different this time? .

This is a journal, of sorts, of an organic garden in SW Michigan. On life in the milk lane. My baby with the one and only bottle baby on the farm, March 2010. February has come and gone and it occurred to me that I have been a milk. Someone closer to 50 than 40 can hardly be called a milk.

Notes From a Country Girl Living in the City. Now our break is through. Just so that I can have good, quality eggs.

Every Day is a Winding Road. The past week has been a blur. The Black Hills of South Dakota were beautiful and we really enjoyed our time there. Interject connection was sketchy and only got worse as we headed East, but the good news is that we rolled into our driveway at about 6 pm this evening, with Mom awaiting us eagerly.

Preserving, small-space homesteading and sustainable living. Get my top sources for canning tools and supplies. Experiencing the journey of our food from seed, to pantry, to table. How To Grow Awesome Blueberries in Containers. Why You Should Rethink Food Growing.

A miscellaneous collection of nothing. Office space with the Ikea Alex system and Linnmon table tops. I got one printer cabinet. We had to make some mo.