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Quitting Your Job To Farm on a Quarter Acre In Your Backyard?

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 28, 2018 by Kelly HartMay 28, 2018

My friend Steven Cornett just quit his job. He quit so he can start his NEW job…farming in San Diego on a quarter acre in his backyard.

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Posted in Landscaping | Tagged backyard garden ideas, backyard gardening, backyard market garden, backyard permaculture garden, home gardening, organic backyard garden, sustainable garden backyard, urban gardening, urban home garden | Leave a reply

No Work Compost – The Easiest Way to Make Compost?

Natural Building Blog Posted on October 27, 2017 by Kelly HartOctober 27, 2017

“We’ve been using this simple compost system for the last 2-3 years and it has worked great for us. In fact, this is how we got our best compost ever. Our first attempt using this easy compost method produced hundreds … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged backyard compost, backyard gardening, easy compost, easy way to make compost, no work ompost | 1 Reply

Hugelmounds – Incredibly productive… after a little while!

Natural Building Blog Posted on October 7, 2017 by Kelly HartOctober 7, 2017

“Late August 2015 we cleared a small area in the front yard of forsythia and lawn and set it in motion as permanent raised beds. Two growing seasons later and it’s pretty wonderful to see how well it all broke … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged backyard gardening, homesteading, hugelkultur, hugelkultur bed, hugelkultur mound, organic gardening, permaculture, self sufficiency | 1 Reply

DIY Homestead Garden Towers

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 24, 2017 by Kelly HartAugust 24, 2017

I’ve seen garden towers gaining in popularity over the last two years or so but didn’t pay a whole lot of attention to them because of concern about chemicals leaching from the plastic. Richard, a long time reader, explained how … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged backyard gardening, container gardening, diy garden planter, diy garden tower, diy planer, garden planter, garden tower, permacuture garden | 2 Replies

How to Make $100,000 Farming 1/2 Acre You Don’t Own

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 28, 2016 by Kelly HartJanuary 28, 2016

“John from Growing Your Greens.com interviews Curtis Stone, an Urban Farmer who makes $100,000 a year. Curtis farms in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada on a total of 1/3 acres, most of which he does not own.

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Posted in Community, Landscaping | Tagged backyard gardening, DIY, farming business, low cost, organic gardening, permaculture, start your own business, sustainable, urban agriculture, urban farming | 4 Replies

Underground Greenhouse – Bozeman Montana

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 11, 2016 by Kelly HartJanuary 11, 2016

“This is a partially underground greenhouse we use at Saddle Peak Farm & Vineyard to start, grow, overwinter, and propagate plants. This year we have tomatoes using the extra summer space, hoping they last until December. In this update, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged backyard gardening, DIY, gardening, greenhouse, lost cost, organic, permaculture, sustainable | Leave a reply

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