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Country Wisdom & Know-How
This book has everything from how to raise bees, to how to make cheese to how to build a stone wall and loads of great recipes, too! With nearly 200 individual topics of country and self-sustained living this book has everything you need to live off the land. The only problem I have with it is the print is very tiny.
Living wall
Now this is cool!
The Vertical Garden, by Patrick Blanc, a French artist credited with inventing living walls.
Our backyard
10/06/2006
We’re fortunate to have two backyards…the one section close to the house is where I grow all the vegetables. There are white and red grapes growing along the north fence. They make wonderful grape jelly! Our “secret garden” at the back of this has a most amazing tree house for the kids! Along the south fence we have blackberries and raspberries. These shots were from June 2006, just before we bought the house.
back gate
back steps leading up to the treehouse
the bridge to the tower
gate, facing towards the house
A gardening journey…
baby spider plant
Moving from Toronto to a mid-sized south western Ontario town has allowed me to buy a house and have my dream garden. From years of growing in pots, I’ve advanced to having my very own garden. One of the purposes of this site is to record my gardening experiences so I can learn and share. I believe we all need to get back to the earth and grow our own food. I also like to promote green, sustainable living to anyone who will listen. As the weather becomes colder and the growing season has ended, I would like to look back on the year and reflect upon my accomplishments…