Some Thoughts on Herbs, Gardens, and Wild Crafting

 Herbs are a part of my everyday routine. Peppermint, nettle, and Earl Grey tea in the morning, garlic and spices in my lunch and dinner, hops in my beer, and more peppermint, nettles, and chamomile tea before bed. I can look in my kitchen and I see a big, potted rosemary bush still growing on [...]

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The Curious Garden: A Book Review

It has been a long week here at Autonomy Acres.  Between the gardens, an unexpected house repair project, excessive heat, work, kids, and all the other glories of urban homesteading, I have been more than tired as of late.  The other evening we went to our local library to enjoy a little bit of air conditioning [...]

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