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I was surfing the web for info on chickens and gardening when i tripped over this blog post. The book sounds exactly what i’m looking for. I can start reading up on this stuff now, so when we get our home we’ll be educated and ready for serious city farming. 
Here’s what BoingBoing.net had to say about it: “The Urban Homestead…is a delightfully readable and very useful guide to front- and back-yard vegetable gardening, food foraging, food preserving, chicken keeping, and other useful skills for anyone interested in taking a more active role in growing and preparing the food they eat. I learned a great deal about composting, self-watering containers, mulching, raised bed gardens, vermiculture (worm composting), and raising chickens by reading this info-dense book.” read more at: http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/23/the-urban-homestead.html#previouspost
Its supposed to be spring right about now, but March is still saying OK to snow. bah! On March 21st Woody’s sister is throwing a block party full of seed swapping and fun things like that. I can not wait! I’ve been thinking of herbs and fruits and veggies i can plant in pots on my side porch. I still need to observe the light it gets.
Since Woods and i are renting and our housemates have the main garden in the back, i’d like to have a separate potted garden i can pick up with me and take to our next abode (when and if).
- tomatoes
- new potatos
- chives
- basil, basil and MORE basil!
- mint
- Strawberries
- ginger
- garlic
- lavender
- oregano
- small peppers like jalepeno and serrano peppers
I need to research what else grows well in pots. also gotta talk to the neighbors and see if i can at least just plant Zucchini. YUMMM.
Check out these cool planters:
These are more like what i’m planning:
helpful websites:
