Food Forest & Green Living Engineers

We love animals at the GardenerofEdenNW.com

staceyrama — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:42:32 +0000

We love animals and specialize in cats, english bulldogs, water fowl, chickens, poultry, pigs, and the plants that make them healthy. When you are looking for free range farm animals and homestead start up seed we have what you are looking for!

Mediums & Substrates to make your Homestead pop

staceyrama — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:06:56 +0000

Gravel, cobble, & mulch are great for raised/above ground gardens. They work with hypdroponics too. Sand and other sizes and styles work with design and drainage. See our pdf library to design your homestead.

Where do you get your Eggs?

staceyrama — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 04:19:43 +0000

Why do Chickens Lay Blue Eggs? To explain what makes an egg blue, green or brown, we need to dive into some interesting genetics. A Dominant O-gene on chromosome 1, called Oocyan, determines the blue-egg laying gene. Unlike the BI gene, which controls the color of the feathers, the OOcyan gene affects eggshell color. Determining …

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Medicine in the Garden

staceyrama — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 05:42:16 +0000

39 Common Edible and Medicinal Weeds A Note of Caution: Remember never to forage in areas where this is not permitted, and only consume plants that are safe to eat – positively identified, and not contaminated with chemicals or pollutants. Everyone reacts to plant chemicals differently, so be sure to proceed with caution and taste …

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Spirea in your medicinal garden

staceyrama — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 05:36:27 +0000

Is spirea plant edible? Although considered edible, meadowsweet should be treated cautiously and is more recognized as an herbal medicine used to help with various maladies. In particular, the flower head contains salicylic acid, a betahydroxy acid that is used for pain, inflammation and exfoliating skin cells. In some cultures, spirea has been used to …

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Lamb’s ear for the herb garden wound care win

staceyrama — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 05:21:36 +0000

Does lambs ear stop bleeding? The use of Lamb’s Ear for bandages dates back to the medieval times, and is commonly referred to during the American Civil War. The soft fuzzy leaves sop up blood and causes clotting which slows bleeding. Sometimes used as a dressing by itself, Lamb’s Ear was also used to hold …

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Food Insecurity in WA State

staceyrama — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 05:11:14 +0000

I did an interview with Roxanna Boroujerdi of Faith Lutheran Food Bank. Roxanna has been working in food distribution for her whole life. She used to work for the Red Crescent in the middle east in the 1970’s and 1980’s. She has seen food insecurity throughout the world and has done her part to narrow …

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Today we set up the new pig pen and added the first two chickens!!

staceyrama — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 06:51:06 +0000

Our barred plymouth rock are ready to get to partying in there new forest run. Barred Rock Attractive black and white chicken that appears to have stripes. Originating in Massachusetts, the Barred Rock is a sweet, friendly highly productive egg layer that will produce around 300 eggs per year. This breed is a dual purpose …

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Planting Winter Lettuce, Beans, & Cabbage

staceyrama — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 07:19:38 +0000

Using muffin containers from my local Costco is perfect. Garden mulch is nice and light to use as potting soil.

It’s almost January what should I plant?

staceyrama — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 06:35:19 +0000

Oh what a great question! The first thing to think about is space! What do I have to work with? The next question is needs…what do I need to plant? What about supplies? How much do I have on hand versus how much do I have/want to spend? Lets start with a couple of lists. …

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