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30June 7, 2017Gardening by David

Urban Composting Complaints & How to Avoid Them

There’s so many great reasons to compost! But nosy, disapproving neighbors and code violations can make your life a living hell. Avoid urban composting complaint frustrations – without giving up your composting!

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4August 6, 2014Recent Posts by Erica

{Giveaway} Lee Reich on Landscaping with Fruit and Uncommon Edibles

There are moments when audacity pays off. For years – years! – I’ve been full-on Fan Girl for garden writer Lee Reich. Lee’s been writing incredibly useful, readable books and magazine articles for decades and I’ve been learning from his expertise for about as long as I’ve been gardening. So when I heard Lee was going…

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180February 18, 2013Gardening by Erica

5 Ways To Use Coffee Grounds In The Garden

At a certain point I might as well admit that we drink a rather obscene amount of coffee. It’s almost all frugal, brew-at-home type coffee, but still: that stuff ads up. Luckily, the grounds are almost as valuable as the liquid coffee, and we save them for use in the garden, thereby getting the most…

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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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