Understanding Soil Tests – Part 1

A few years ago, I was obsessing over getting backyard chickens. “For the eggs, honey” I said. Really I meant, “for the poop.” But you can’t quite convince a skeptical spouse with that reasoning. Now that I’ve kept chickens for several years, I have been curious to see the effect of using the composted deep […]

Best Vegetable Choices for the Small Garden

I’ve been following a local food-garden-life blog, Northwest Edible, for a number of years because it’s just so darn readable.  Erica’s posts are well researched, thoughtfully put together, and extremely funny.  Something I aspire to achieve.  When I was asked to contribute a guest post, I was honored to be a part of her world, […]