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Mid-April Back to Eden Garden Update

I’m so pleased with how things are coming along in our Back to Eden garden. The photo above shows my zucchini and squash in the center, my tomato plants to the right, and behind the squash and zucchini are beans, peppers and the potatoes are in the ground along the fence. In the foreground, you…

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Dealing with unwanted grass organically — and on short notice

Although there are plenty of organic spot treatments available for weeds that crop up where they’re not wanted, dealing with a whole patch of grass is another matter entirely. And what about when you want to kill that patch of grass on short notice? Ideally, if you’re going to have a Back to Eden garden,…

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Get started composting to make ‘black gold’ for your garden

Are you composting? If not, you should be! It’s free and easy, and a great way to take your ordinary scraps and turn them into nutrient-rich organic fertilizer for your garden. Whether you’re growing fruits and vegetables, or you just enjoy growing a few flowers and shrubs, all plants benefit from all-natural compost. Get started…

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Back to Eden Garden Update

It’s about time I put together another Back to Eden garden update. So far, lots of good news to report, and only a few frustrations. Our corn, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, okra, bush beans, cantaloupe and lettuce are all doing just fine. A few of my other seeds — carrots, onions and cabbages — have,…

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Calling All Back to Eden Gardeners

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a single webpage — a directory of sorts — of all the Back to Eden gardeners out there documenting their journeys online so that folks can see what it’s all about beyond the film — the preparation, the planting, the harvest, and the lessons learned along the way?…

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If you’ve only seen Back to Eden online, you’re missing some great Special Features

I purchased Back to Eden on DVD back in January and am embarrassed to say that I only noticed today that there were Special Features on the DVD. I bought the film online, but also had it saved to my Vimeo account (which I love, because I can watch saved videos from there on my…

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Homeschool Project: Make ORGANIC seed tape for small seeds

UPDATE: 4/6/12 – If you undertake this project, I hope you do NOT make the same mistake I made and bury your seed tapes too deep. Carrot seeds, for example, only need to be buried about 1/4 to 1/2″ deep at MOST. I ended up covering my seed tapes too deep (because I kept seeing…

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Back to Eden Garden Update: St. Patrick’s Day, seeds and problem solving

  Well, although it’s apparently a traditional thing to plant peas on St. Patrick’s Day, that was one crop that didn’t get planted in our Back to Eden garden — not yet, anyway. After going to the local St. Patrick’s Day festival — we live in Emerald Isle, NC, so it’s a big deal here…

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Back to Eden now available at Amazon.com

If you haven’t already purchased your copy of Back to Eden, now you can add it to your cart or wish list at Amazon.com. Personally, I bought my copy directly from the film’s website, but it’s great to see that it’s now available at such a well-trafficked online retailer. If you HAVE seen the film,…

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Back to Eden Update: The wood chips are finally in place!

We’re getting even closer to planting in our Back to Eden garden. Just a few days ago, we finished covering the area in our soil/compost mixture. Yesterday and today, my mom and I worked on getting the planting area covered in woodchips, and now they’re all in place! So that means the only thing left…

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My name is actually Sara, not Sally, and I'm not just a homemaker. In fact, first and foremost I'm a homeschooling mama to a son who's halfway through high school. I'm also a website developer, historical fiction author, history & genealogy nerd, and an avid fan of "Murder, She Wrote."

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