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Organic Home Growing Blog Posts
Garden Wisdom with Diana McCall
Many of my clearest childhood memories involve eating a fruit or vegetable within a few hours of harvest: fists wrapped around an enormous peach,...
Many Paths to Success
This week we’re celebrating the success stories of Farm Beginning graduates, OGS Staff and Board members. These hardworking, passionate individuals...
Magical Manure: Using a Fungi Filter to Compost Chicken Manure
Decompose and Recompose Those of us seeking to reduce waste and close the nutrient loop have a lot to learn from the original decomposers (or as I...
Stinging Nettle Pesto
Stinging Nettle demands your attention! This prickly spring weed is cursed by many, but loved by Indigenous people, herbalists, and curious foodies....
Renaming Homestead Dreams
The Problematic term “Homestead” In light of the need for a long-overdue acknowledgment that our nation is built on unceded land stolen from...
Show Us Your Land
We're launching a new campaign called Show Us Your Land to create a space to share stories and build community. If you are a farmer or home grower,...