Category Archives: Blogs

To Buy or Not To Buy, That is the Question (Dal Fry)

Posted on November 8, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Each year between September and January the question of “what to grow” must be asked and answered by growers everywhere.  This is the time of year when seeds are carefully saved, seed catalogs are perused and garden plans begin to … Continue reading →

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Temperate Permaculture

Posted on June 21, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Every revisit to the documentary The Fruit Hunters sends me researching what fruit and nut trees are adapted to my hardiness zone to plan my future orchard.  This exercise always begins with a self-reminder that the majority of exotic fruit … Continue reading →

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Spicy Find

Posted on April 23, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Handy and pretty spice charts

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New Find

Posted on January 15, 2012 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

I discovered a real gem this weekend – a blog called DigginFood.com with great companion videos under the name Grow.Cook.Eat.  Willi Galloway and her husband Jon are urban gardeners in Seattle at their “little urban homestead” where they grow and cook … Continue reading →

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