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Using Glass to Decorate Your Wire Fence

Posted in Crafts, tagged , on June 24, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Wire fences are functional but sometimes lack color and beauty.  To beautify your fence or trellis try this simple trick of hanging glass between the squares. Pick your glass from a stained glass store or if you are in the Seattle area, Bedrock Industries has a great selection.   Cut two pieces of wire and […]

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Time to Make Wreaths

Posted in Crafts, tagged on March 14, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

The days are getting longer and the snow drops are blooming.  It’s time to make wreaths.  You can make wreaths out of any kind of flexible thin branches.  Here’s how to do it.  Snow drops! Find a weeping willow tree that you can trim. Cut then bundle the thin branches for easy transport. Take one […]

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Six Top Urban Farm Hub Posts of 2014

Posted in Cooking, Crafts, Growing, People on the Move, tagged , , on December 17, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

2014 was a great urban farming year!  A mild winter and warm summer boosted yields and best of all Kathleen and I got a chance to connect with more readers both virtually and in-person. Each year it’s interesting to look back through the analytics and see what posts were on top. Here are the top […]

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Urban Farming Notecards

Posted in Crafts on November 30, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Looking for that perfect urban farming gift? Five note cards for $12.95.  Email Diana at ankataa@yahoo.com or use PayPal here.

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Urban Farm Hub Calendar!

Posted in Crafts on November 30, 2014 | 2 Comments »

What better gift for that urban farmer in your life than an urban farming calendar! $24.95 plus shipping,  (11.5 x 14 inches), email Diana at ankataa@yahoo.com or visit here to use PayPal.

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Making Goat’s Milk Soap

Posted in Crafts, tagged , , , on September 24, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

School starts back up on Thursday so for one final urban farming fling before digging back into books I made goat’s milk soap. Here is the process: Choose the oils you want to use. I chose coconut, olive and almond. Here are some recipes in case you don’t want to make up your own. Next get your goat’s […]

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2014 Washington State Fair

Posted in Cooking, Crafts, Growing, People on the Move, tagged , , on September 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

“Those pumpkins are going to invade Puyallup” said a small boy looking in awe at a pair of Atlantic Giant Pumpkins on display in the Agriculture building at this year’s Washington State Fair.  I had to agree that he had a point; they were huge and had the misshapen look of something about to morph […]

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Mishler Weaving Mill

Posted in Crafts, tagged , , on August 22, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Where is one of the the last mills still weaving cheese cloth, dish towels and rag rugs in a traditional manner?  On a trip to Wooster, Ohio to bring my daughter to school I found out; it’s the Mishler Mill in Smithville. In 1882 the Mishler family emigrated to Ohio from Switzerland and established a […]

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Ryegrass Weaving

Posted in Crafts, tagged , , on August 1, 2014 | 2 Comments »

One of the craftspeople at Sturbridge Village was demonstrating how to use ryegrass to make woven straw hats. Rye grass stalks are split using a special tool then they are woven in a five or seven strand weave into a narrow band.  These bands are then sewn together in a circular pattern to create a […]

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Paradise Found Fiber Farm to the Rescue

Posted in Crafts, Growing, People on the Move, tagged , , on May 27, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

By Mary Donaty – Owner and operator of Paradise Found Fiber Farm Early this year my farm was part of a rescue effort; 176 alpacas were in trouble in Oregon. OSU stepped in and treated the neglected and undernourished animals then Cross Creek Alpaca Rescue of Tenino, WA organized a massive project to rehome the […]

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