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Welcome to my Blog. Here you will find updates on my listings. Notices about upcoming listings. Newly listed properties in the area. Recent sales and price reductions. General tips for buying or selling. Important real estate information and market trends. Interesting products and services out there. Notices of local events and news for the Rock Creek. Plus other informational tidbits. Thanks for staying in touch with me. – Jennifer Brock.

solar charging your garden

March 23rd, 2012
Solar-charged Hot Water Bottles Water-filled containers painted flat black absorb solar warmth during the day and release the heat at night, so they are worthwhile additions to your season-stretching raised bed, plastic covered garden. The squared sides of half-gallon milk jugs make them easy to stack into the back wall of a cold frame, or you can include a black water-filled barrel in ...

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Building a Raised Bed

March 3rd, 2012
If you want to start gardening to grow your own food it can sometimes be a scary process as there is so much to learn or ways of doing things ... but one thing that comes up over and over again is that by making a raised bed (aka a box with soil in it) your garden will be less work, need less water, make more food, need less time till harvest and you can grown longer as the soil temps are rai ...
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How Much Land Do You Need

March 2nd, 2012
good article on being self sufficient, written by a local artisan farmer  http://fiberarts.ca/blog/how-much-land-do-you-need-to-be-self-sufficient/
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