Wood-Fired Hot Tub - Final Test
For years, we have had the dream of a chemical-free, wood-fired hot tub. And, after thinking about it for years, we finally have the key...
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Our Urban Farms
Mar 18, 2021
Free Webinar: Gardening
A simple garden can change your life. We know that, because a garden changed ours. And, on March 20, 2021, we are thrilled to have the...
Our Urban Farms
Mar 14, 2021
A Delightful Spring Day in the Kitchen
As we set the clocks ahead this morning we realized that it was a slow day for baking and, therefore, took the opportunity to catch up on...
Our Urban Farms
Mar 13, 2021
Bernadette the Sustainability Chicken
We often hear from people who want help promoting sustainable living. Our answer: Bernadette, the Sustainability Chicken. When we began...
Our Urban Farms
Mar 12, 2021
Zero Heat, Plus 4 Zone Greenhouses
We recently had the opportunity to interview Dan Boston about his 10 year effort to perfect greenhouses for growing fruit and vegetables...
Our Urban Farms
Mar 8, 2021
Excitement Builds for Spring Growing
We are just back from a glorious walk along the Mississippi River while thinking about the upcoming event: Creating Indoor...
Our Urban Farms
Feb 16, 2021
Winter Chicken Update
In the last few days, we have had windchill factors here in Minnesota of minus fifty degrees Fahrenheit. That said, with this being...
Our Urban Farms
Feb 15, 2021
The 2021 Garden Season Has Officially Begun
It is bitter cold (minus 16F) outside, but, inside, we are getting our 2021 garden planted. We just set up our tomato plants, including...
Our Urban Farms
Jan 21, 2021
What We Can Learn from Our Neighborhood Opossums
The only marsupial found in the USA, the Opossum, is an interesting and relative newcomer to Minnesota. Back when we worked and...
Our Urban Farms
Jan 19, 2021
Winter Eggs
As this is our first winter with chickens there were a lot of things we did not know coming into the season. Would the watering system...
Our Urban Farms
Jan 5, 2021
Growing Indoors: Great Winter Fun
Each year we do what we can to expand the growing that we do. This winter, we decided to expand our indoor growing space and we have had...
Our Urban Farms
Jan 3, 2021
Of Homemade Dog Treats and Other Things Most Important in Life
Posted by Mike It is amazing how some of the simplest things in life can bring the most profound insights or understandings. That idea...
Our Urban Farms
Oct 1, 2020
Thoughts on Death and Grieving
by George As I sit at my keyboard this morning and look outside my window, I see another heavy, gray, cold and windy Fall day in...
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Sep 7, 2020
Art Therapy at Home
If you asked me a year ago about art, I would’ve told you that I have no talent but I’m an avid patron. During this time in our history...
Our Urban Farms
Sep 7, 2020
What Vegans Get Right & Wrong About Farming
Posted by Mike Whenever I share anything about our chickens or their eggs, I invariably get yelled at by extremist vegans who ultimately...
Our Urban Farms
Sep 6, 2020
Volunteerism in the era of COVID-19
Posted by George. "Everybody can be great......because anybody can serve" -- a quote from the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This quote...
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Sep 6, 2020
What Our Countertop Eggs Can Teach Us About Our Food Systems
For most Americans, the idea of eggs being stored at room temperature seems strange. But, the fact of the matter is that in most parts of...
Our Urban Farms
Jul 12, 2020
Because Bread is Art, It is Constantly Changing
It's been a year of change already, and it's only July. And today, as we were baking bread, we reflected on some of the change and how...
Our Urban Farms
May 25, 2020
We Are What Our Animals Eat
A whopping 41% of the contiguous US is used to feed livestock. And, because agri-businesses like to maximize profits, they usually grow thes
Our Urban Farms
Apr 29, 2020
The Very Dangerous Thing Nearly Everyone Gets Wrong About Alternative Energy
Before getting too far into this post, we have to first say that we have a pretty large (18 panels) solar array on our house. We love it....
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