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Grow Your Own Vegetables: Urban Homesteader

Posted on Apr 05, 2010

Although I never thought of myself as an urban homesteader, my vision for my backyard garden in 2009 was very similiar to the video above.  However, the POA covenants do not allow farm animals.  The slugs ate all my strawberries and the $100 worth of lady bugs (for integrated pest management) all flew away!

As many try their hand at “living the farm life without the farm land,” they may find that it is not as easy at it looks.  Suppose you get past the garden pests and local covenants, and you reap a bountiful harvest, then you need to preserve your precious vegetables.  I should have taken notes in grandma’s kitchen when she showed us how to ”put up” the garden vegetables. 

Not easily deterred, I am back at the garden adventure again this year! With visions of fresh vegetables for my dinner table, I don the gloves, knee pads, hat and garden boots and to try once more to become an urban homesteader.

Karen Stewart