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What to Do with Your Pear Harvest

A few weeks ago we went with friends on our yearly apple and pear picking trip to Julian. Thistradition is such fun — the kids love picking apples and pears….

Rhubarbs and Recipes

Last week I traded my figs for some rhubarbs and I’m in heaven because right after strawberries, rhubarbs says summer to me. In Sweden where I am from, rhubarb is one of the first…

Fredrika Syren
Urban Homestead
Sep, 08, 2020
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Water Saving Tips for the Garden

With summer comes hot weather and dry days, so naturally you have to water your garden.

Because water is precious and conservation is essential, we have to be more water wise. So let’s talk about…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Recent Articles, Urban Homestead
Aug, 27, 2020
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Growing and Eating Dark Leafy Greens

Of all the vegetables we grow in our garden, leafy greens are our favorites. We find them the most useful and most versatile, as well as the vegetables we never seem to grow enough of.

There…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Recent Articles, Urban Homestead
Aug, 26, 2020
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Canning—Preserving Natures Best

I used to be so intimidated by the idea of canning and preserving food. It seemed like one of those arcane activities only hard-core country homesteaders take part in, like sewing your own clothes…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Aug, 07, 2020
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How to Achieve a Plastic-Free Garden

Is breaking up with plastic hard to do? Once alternatives have been sought and people adopt different habits, it’s really not so difficult after all. For the most part, the major hurdle is changing…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Jul, 11, 2020
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Beans, the Climate, Smart Food, and Why You Should Grow Beans

As homesteading vegans, we grow a variety of beans: pole beans, bush beans, fava beans, edamame, chickpeas — and the list goes on. For vegans and meat eaters, beans add a lot of protein…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
May, 27, 2020
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Browsing Category

Urban Homestead

What to Do with Your Pear Harvest

Rhubarbs and Recipes

Water Saving Tips for the Garden

Growing and Eating Dark Leafy Greens

Canning—Preserving Natures Best

How to Achieve a Plastic-Free Garden

Beans, the Climate, Smart Food, and Why You Should Grow Beans

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