Big City, Little Homestead
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This is a long running "lifestyle" blog about the pleasures of living like a farm kid in an urban context. You'll find a wide range of topics that pertain to food, crafts, energy efficiency, and DIY. There's a big focus on ecology and wildlife because this has brought me a lot of joy.
Big City, Little Homestead
2w ago
I’d have updated this site BEFORE submitting the rewrite of a certain article that helps people (like you) design and market an idea. But that’s not how I do things, because I live like I want. And you might not believe me now, but the plan this week, after painting a few walls and reviewing […]
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Big City, Little Homestead
1y ago
Sorry about my long, long absence – I haven’t blogged in so long that the interface WordPress shows me is thoroughly unfamiliar, and between this novelty and overdue maintenance, I’m distracted by the new things I see and even more ideas of things to do on this blog. In both 2019 and 2020 I had the […]
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Big City, Little Homestead
1y ago
Update on moving things around in the garden, late fall planting, which brings you to an offer of milkweed seeds
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Big City, Little Homestead
1y ago
How to make easy-to-install bird crash preventers for casement and higher-storey windows
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Big City, Little Homestead
1y ago
This quick tutorial on getting your tulips ready for next season is something I first posted on BCLH’s Instagram account. Please follow me there! Did you know it helps your tulips if you dig them up in spring and replant them in the fall? Preparing tulips for a beautiful garden begins when this year’s flowers […]
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Big City, Little Homestead
1y ago
In April 2017, news got around about the first bee to land on the US endangered species list: Bombus affinis, commonly known as the Rusty Patched bumble bee. It has a, well, rusty patch on its back. It’s endemic to North America, which means its range is only North America – and not all parts, […]
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