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59March 19, 2018Homestead Animals by Sarah

The Post-Poultry Homestead: A Tale of Urban Chickens

This guest post comes from my friend Sarah. She’s wonderful, you’ll love her. XO, Erica Once upon a time, I wanted backyard chickens. Fresh eggs, active composters, pseudo-pets. What’s not to love? I was an early 30-something DINK with a corporate job, a 1⁄4 acre plot just outside Seattle city limits and dreams of independent…

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3June 12, 2012Gardening by Sarah

Be Not Discouraged (If Your Garden Doesn’t Look Like Erica’s)

Meet Ugly Garden: I’m not a long-time reader of Northwest Edible Life. I’m not a long time gardener either. Both these afflictions are rather new for me. I started my measly little Ugly Garden in earnest last year, with just two beds and some picket fencing repurposed from the neighbor’s dump pile. One of those…

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Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!

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