Backyard Abundance

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Home and Gardening Gala
Meet fellow gardeners and home energy enthusiasts.
Saturday, March 3
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Upcoming Events

2/5/2012 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
The local face of hunger

2/9/2012 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Green Drinks

2/12/2012 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Daylily Presentation

2/12/2012 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Growing nourishment

2/18/2012 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Winter Gardening Fair

2/18/2012 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
School Garden Training Workshop

2/19/2012 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Feeding the World

3/1/2012 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
EcoFamily Online Conference

Backyard Chats Blog

Author: Fred Meyer Created: 12/31/2009 2:14 PM
Fred Meyer's visions and ideas for a creating a resilient and empowered community through the emulation of nature's processes.

SwaleI am a lazy gardener. Watering my landscape has little appeal; I would rather harvest, eat, and relax.

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Compost pileFor six years we have been designing our new home and landscape. We are on the cusp of moving in and I am overjoyed to finally create a foundation for our food forest.

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DandelionDandelions are wonderful little plants. A couple times each year, they pop up in the small area of turfgrass in my yard shining as brightly as any tulip on the block.

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