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Urban Homestead

Jill Florio

Those of us who are urban/suburban dwellers may not have access to large tracts of land (for raising crops and livestock), nor large backyard workshops (for craft projects), but we can still live in the spirit of self-reliance and earth-friendly principals nonetheless! This site is dedicated to exploring the concepts of living with what we have and creating what we can for ourselves.

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Urban Homestead

Pet and Plants as Home Resources

Everything you care for in your household should earn its keep, right back at you. And while I cannot vouch for your spouse or children pulling their weight, your pets and plants will!

Ready for Spring

If you've got a case of late winter gardener's and forager's blues, here are some projects and harvests to cure what ails you.

Garden Dreams and a Winter Meal

Which seeds will grow the best plants for you? Winter garden planning, and while you're planning, have a bowl of Winter Stew...

Journal of the Green

Keeping a garden and foraging journal will not only provide a record of the seasons, but help you be more efficient.

The Frugal Feast

Eating great food for cheap; bringing common sense back to the dinner table.

Jerusalem Artichokes

Flowers and food from an easy-to-care-for native American plant.

Autumn Makes Spring

Every garden task right now marries an ending to a promised beginning. Recipes for Mullein Tea and Autumn Vegetable Stew

Kitchens on the Road: Gifts of Time and Taste

Nourishment for the soul as well as the body. Food shared as a gift, and delight in the time spent giving.

A Taste of the Garden: Verdurette

This is a keeper recipe to see you through the winter, one that makes delicious use of your end-of-season produce and herbs.

Of Soup, Disasters, and Carrying On

Making sense of catastrophe through daily life. A New Yorker overseas shares her experience so far.

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