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As the Worm Turns: Animal-proofing the garden

published: March 2015 As the Worm Turns: Animal-proofing the garden by Leigh Mills Note: This is...

As the Worm Turns: Honeybee forage flowers

published February 2015 As the Worm Turns: Honeybee forage flowers by Leigh Mills I didn’t grow...

As the Worm Turns: I love my greenhouse!

by Leigh Mills Growing anything in the San Luis Valley takes effort. Our seasons are short and unpredictable. Drought, wind, and summer hail add extra challenges. One way to balance the odds is to have some sort of covered...

April 2015: Letters to the Editor

Neighbors Helping Neighbors for Amenta Dear Editor, There is a new account with Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Everyone wants to help Cathy Amenta during her health crisis, so we have opened an account through NHN in her name at...

As the Worm Turns: Garden Karma—Lessons Learned

by Leigh Mills I use my life as practice and my garden is just one big meditation cushion. I’m...

Building raised garden beds—Heyokah Homestead style

by Leigh Mills I learned the value of raised beds when I first started high-desert gardening in...

As the Worm Turns: My pampered lettuce

by Leigh Mills We have a small, unheated greenhouse on our off-the-grid homestead. It’s attached...

As the Worm Turns: The Garden Journal

by Leigh Mills Many of the gardening and homesteading books I’ve read suggest keeping a journal. Farmstead journals keep track of all the numbers and details that help determine the cost effectiveness of animals or certain...

As the Worm Turns: Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land

A book review by Leigh Mills I read a lot of books. I rarely buy one. I know about permaculture,...

As the Worm Turns: Planting garlic

by Leigh Mills I love garlic! I love eating it and I love its nutritional health benefits. I’ve...

As the Worm Turns: Saguache hollyhocks

by Leigh Mills On August 3, the Town of Saguache celebrated its 2nd Annual Hollyhock Festival. ...

As the Worm Turns: The Garden Guru

By Leigh Mills My involvement with the gardening and seed-saving scene here in the San Luis...

As the Worm Turns: The Morgan Center for Earth Literacy

by Leigh Mills I’ve known the Wards for many years. Dave, Suzanne and I have shared ceremonies,...

As the Worm Turns: Irrigation install

by Leigh Mills Even though we’ve received some wonderful moisture lately, we might have another...

As the Worm Turns: Growing squash for seed

by Leigh Mills One year, I planted seeds from an acorn squash someone had grown and given me. I...

As the Worm Turns: I love my greenhouse!

by Leigh Mills Growing anything in the San Luis Valley takes effort. Our seasons are short and...

As the Worm Turns: Know your seed

by Leigh Mills It’s time now more than ever for our communities to use locally grown seed in...

As the Worm Turns: Cleaning, packaging, & labeling seeds

by Leigh Mills Winter has arrived with snow-covered ground and frozen garden beds. New seed...

As the Worm Turns Early planting in strawberry heaven

by Leigh Mills April at the Heyokah Homestead is an exciting month. Spring is fully here, the temperatures are warming up, birds are singing everywhere, honeybees are flying around and it’s time to plant the first outdoor seeds....

Building raised garden beds—Heyokah Homestead style

by Leigh Mills I learned the value of raised beds when I first started high-desert gardening in...

Category: As the Worm Turns

As the Worm Turns: Animal-proofing the garden

As the Worm Turns: Honeybee forage flowers

As the Worm Turns: I love my greenhouse!

April 2015: Letters to the Editor

As the Worm Turns: Garden Karma—Lessons Learned

Building raised garden beds—Heyokah Homestead style

As the Worm Turns: My pampered lettuce

As the Worm Turns: The Garden Journal

As the Worm Turns: Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land

As the Worm Turns: Planting garlic

As the Worm Turns: Saguache hollyhocks

As the Worm Turns: The Garden Guru

As the Worm Turns: The Morgan Center for Earth Literacy

As the Worm Turns: Irrigation install

As the Worm Turns: Growing squash for seed

As the Worm Turns: I love my greenhouse!

As the Worm Turns: Know your seed

As the Worm Turns: Cleaning, packaging, & labeling seeds

As the Worm Turns Early planting in strawberry heaven

Building raised garden beds—Heyokah Homestead style

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