Edible yard: organic veggies & foraging for palatable weeds by Kirsten Dirksen on March 16, 2011 You may not have enough land to urban homestead (“a household that produces a significant part of the food, including …
A compost tumbler: a beginner’s composter by Kirsten Dirksen on July 1, 2010 One of the priciest parts of tearing up her front lawn and replacing it with a garden was, surprisingly to …
Dish soap as pesticide (with a little help from good bugs) by Kirsten Dirksen on July 1, 2010 If you’re going to grow your own organic produce, you need to arm yourself with other tools to fight the …
You can’t eat grass: an edible yard, 9 months later by Kirsten Dirksen on June 30, 2010 In September of 2009, Cloverdale (California) resident Patty Silva-Hicks ripped out her lawn and replaced it with fruit trees and …
An herb garden off the front stoop by Kirsten Dirksen on June 10, 2010 In permaculture, you plant what you use most often closest to the house, things like your herbs. In this video, …
Edible yard: sprouting potatoes as seed & beans for nitrogen by Kirsten Dirksen on June 10, 2010 When she discovers potatoes sprouting at the bottom of a 10 pound bag, home gardener Patty Silva-Hicks considers them not …
