
Grocery Gardening: The Thrill of Victory...The Agony of Defeat
Grocery Gardening Forty-one million U.S. households grew some of their own food in 2009, according to the Garden Writers Association. That’s 38% of U.S. …
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Ode to Not Just Any Goat
Seasonal Cooking with Rita Calvert~The Local Cook As the story goes, there are always challenges on a farm. When you come to know a farm, you are part of …
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As Comfy As it Gets + 'Food Rules'
Seasonal Cooking with Rita Calvert~The Local Cook As the grip of a chilling winter wraps around us, hibernation becomes a viable escape-but not …
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More Cool Visitors who Blog, Photograph and Video
Cool Visitors It was great fun to discover customers' videos, photos and stories of their holiday visits to Homestead, and we thank them for their visits and …
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A Year of Sustainable Food and What's Next?
Seasonal Cooking with Rita Calvert~The Local Cook Raising Awareness Homestead Gardens increased their food growing fields and greenhouses dramatically …
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A Holiday Time for Sharing Food
Seasonal Cooking with Rita Calvert~The Local Cook Glories of the Snow Sharing Fabulous Food and Art First for the 'sharing', indulge yourself in a bit of …
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For Gardening in Winter, Watch Paul James on HGTV
I hope you all get basic cable because gardening shows are a great lifeline for us gardening addicts trying to survive the winter. So I'll be covering the …
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Winter Workshops Are Posted - Mark Your Calendars
Workshops Workshop Schedule This year Homestead Gardens is offering 26 winter workshops! Sign up for three workshops by December 31 and the fourth one is …
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How Green Are Cut Christmas Trees? Very!
by Guest Blogger Jade L. Blackwater, author of the Arboreality Blog While perusing Christmas trees at our local Linvilla Orchards this season, I heard an …
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