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I am the Supreme High Goddess of the Temple of Meat.
Urban homesteading is, in part, about independence—learning skills that will decrease your reliance on systems and entities you abhor. But sometimes it’s about interdependence. And lucky for me,… more →
The Southern Urban Homestead
I am the Supreme High Goddess of the Temple of Meat.
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wrote 6 months ago: Urban homesteading is, in part, about independence—learning skills that will decrease your reliance … more →
Up On the Roof
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wrote 9 months ago: I work as a writer and editor at a large university. My office is on the top floor of a six-story bu … more →
Dog-Eared: My Favorite Urban Homestead Reading
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wrote 11 months ago: Many years ago I picked up a little green book called Noah’s Garden, by Sara Stein. I have wri … more →
Emory Magazine: Recalculating the Cost of Living
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wrote 1 year ago: I am pleased to share this essay, adapted from a blog post on the Southern Urban Homestead, now in t … more →
It takes a village to do my Christmas shopping.
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wrote 1 year ago: Y’all know I love a good barter. What I hate is shopping. Malls make me cry, and Wal*Mart make … more →
Upside-Down Economics
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wrote 1 year ago: For me, one of the great rewards of the “urban homesteading” lifestyle is that it enable … more →
Broken Tree
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wrote 1 year ago: Readers might recall that back in the late fall I set two apple tree whips into the little strip of … more →
The Library Boks
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wrote 2 years ago: Last Thursday about mid-morning, I received an email from a neighbor of mine who works in the Woodru … more →
A Day in Knitter's Paradise
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wrote 2 years ago: When you give Barbie a haircut with someone, you form a lifelong bond. Even when you fall out of tou … more →
Eat • Play • Love
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wrote 2 years ago: It’s early evening on a Sunday. I have been in my kitchen all afternoon, and four mounds of ho … more →
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree . . . Yet
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wrote 2 years ago: When a big ole oak has an enormous gash in its side and is oozing black goo, you might suspect that … more →
God in the Rot
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wrote 2 years ago: Esther Graff-Radford with her daughter, Sophia By Guest Contributor Esther Graff-Radford Y’all … more →
These Are a Few of My Favorite Trades
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wrote 2 years ago: Last fall I wrote here about my fondness for a good trade — for creating a microeconomy of goods and … more →
Sally
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wrote 2 years ago: Photo by http://www.twmeyer.com, friend and neighbor In a field by the river my love and I did stand … more →
Gardening for the Long Haul
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wrote 2 years ago: Recently I read about a guy in a big city who spent more than $10,000 to “buy” himself a … more →
Peck A Little, Talk A Little: More Chicken Chat
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wrote 2 years ago: Your pullets getting picked on? Wondering what makes a hen happy? Questions from backyard flockkeepe … more →
The Southern Urban Homesteader Takes A Very Slow Road Trip
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wrote 2 years ago: Caleb-dog and I took a lovely little road trip to the Georgia coast for a few days. We made it slow … more →
The Pie Goes Viral (or, “The Southern Urban Forager, Part the Second”)
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wrote 2 years ago: Melanie, this one’s for you. Happy retirement, and may you bake lots for and with that new gra … more →
The Southern Urban Homesteader Takes a Holiday
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wrote 3 years ago: No post this week, my friends. I’m going on a little holiday! In the meantime, I leave you wit … more →
