Tag: home garden

How to Grow 4,400 Pounds of Food a Year in the Backyard

July 20, 2022
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A vegan family of four, without any gardening experience, can grow all of their own food for a year using 1/20th of an acre. That’s 4,400 pounds of food per year, grown in six garden beds using the “predictable” and formulaic Mittleider gardening system, said Lucinda Bailey, co-founder of seed bank company Texas Ready. “I’ve…

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On Gardening: Aqua Blue Pots on a Hill the ‘Peace’ de Resistance

May 2, 2022
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By Norman Winter From Tribune News Service   Aqua blue pots in the landscape and staggered on the side of a hill were not my idea, but my bride’s, the person who pops up on my phone as Jan My Love Winter. I have avoided this color like the plague for most of my life….

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Gardening a Growing Trend in Canada: Survey

April 26, 2022
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Gardening is gaining popularity in Canada amid rising food prices, according to a recent survey. The survey, done by Angus Reid and Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, found that 52 percent of Canadians are already growing food at home, up one percent from 2020. Of these, 9 percent started gardening after the pandemic began. Although…

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