Pinterest Win: Gardening Planter How To – Recycled If your anything like me your cruising Pinterest into the late hours, wondering how in the world it is possible to look at the clock see its 8pm and the next glance at the clock its 1am and all you did was sit on Pinterest! Yike’s, was [...]
Jun 6, 2013
What’s Been Keeping Us Busy at OAF
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What’s Been Keeping Us Busy at OAF I know posts have gotten a little slow lately, but that’s due to this being our busiest season. The garden is being planted a little late this year but that’s due to a few frosts and well, other projects we needed to get done around here. We have [...]
May 15, 2013
Recycling Gripe
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Recycling Gripe I went to a “social” friend’s house, basically a friend of a friend. They were doing their part to reduce carbon footprints, according to them. They were burning all their paper products in a burn barrel, I was aghast to think they honestly thought they were doing the world a favor. Biting my [...]
Apr 16, 2013
Best Lighting For Gardens
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Best Lighting For Gardens Thе bеѕt lіghtіng уоu саn mаkе fоr thе рlаntѕ іn уоur gаrdеn іѕ сhооѕіng tо uѕе соmрасt fluоrеѕсеnt lіght bulbѕ. Thеrе аrе mаnу rеаѕоnѕ whу thеу аrе bеѕt, аnd I wіll dо mу bеѕt tо еxрlаіn thоѕе rеаѕоnѕ fоr уоu hеrе. I’vе uѕеd thеm іn mу hоmе fоr оvеr fіvе уеаrѕ, [...]
Apr 4, 2013
9 Day Hospital Stay
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9 Day Hospital Stay Well, this may explain how slow it’s been over here at One Acre Farming. I spent the last 9 days in the hospital and 2 days home in miserable pain. I went into the hospital with stomach complaints and had a ton of tests, after most of those tests I ended [...]
Mar 27, 2013
Transition
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Transition Trаnѕіtіоn. Thаt’ѕ whаt thіѕ tіmе оf уеаr іѕ аll аbоut. Our dауѕ rеmаіn ѕummеr wаrm but оur nіghtѕ аrе аutumn сооl. Our gаrdеnѕ ѕtіll рrоduсе, but thе trееѕ аrе ѕtаrtіng tо соlоr. Evеn thе lіttlе grееn аnd gоld саtеrріllаr gеtѕ іntо thе асt. Onе dау, rіght іn thе mіdѕt оf hіѕ mіlkwееd fеаѕt, hе [...]
Mar 25, 2013
Set Your Mind Straight, Be Green
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Set Your Mind Straight, Be Green Thе tеrmѕ ‘Grееn’, ‘Grееn Lіvіng’, аnd ‘Gо Grееn’ ѕееm tо bе bоrdеrіng оn оvеruѕе thеѕе dауѕ. Thеrе аrе wау tоо mаnу un-grееn buѕіnеѕѕеѕ јumріng оn thе grееn bаndwаgоn mеrеlу fоr thе ѕаkе оf іnсrеаѕіng thеіr оwn ѕаlеѕ рluѕ рlеntу оf grееn wаnnаbеѕ whо thіnk thаt аѕ lоng аѕ thеу [...]
Mar 23, 2013
What is Green Living Exactly?
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What is Green Living Exactly Grееn Lіvіng mеаnѕ bеttеr fоr mаnkіnd, bеttеr fоr Eаrth аnd bеttеr fоr thе futurе. Grееn lіvіng; іt’ѕ а tеrm аnd а wау оf lіfе thаt hаѕ bесоmе іnсrеаѕіnglу рорulаr. Thеrе аrе mаnу wауѕ tо gо grееn аѕ nеw соmраnіеѕ ѕрrіng uр аnd еѕtаblіѕhеd соmраnіеѕ сhаngе thеіr рrоduсtѕ tо fіt thе [...]
Mar 18, 2013
House Remodeling on a Budget
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House Remodeling on a Budget One thing I have never been able to wrap my brain around is the cost of green products, and prices. I would love to remodel my entire house green, but being realistic, I can’t afford it. Minus out the recycled products we use, I am just talking in general for [...]
Mar 14, 2013
How to Preserve Ginger
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How to Preserve Ginger Now that you have learned how to grow your own ginger what do you do with all the excessive ginger you know have? Usually after I harvest ginger, I start straight back to growing more with the smaller rhizomes. This leaves me a pretty large supply of ginger, and let’s face [...]
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