Are you eager to connect to the land? Grow your own food in a way that sustains the natural environment? Create a more sustainable way of life? If yes, the Homegrown Lifestyle Network is for you!
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What a wonderful time of year. New flowers are blooming every day. Iowa's fertile soil is showing off for us this...
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During the first year of the program, gardeners in the area donated over 6650 pounds of produce to 16 service sites....
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Scott Koepke explained composting and soil science. Soil needs to be healthy, unpolluted, and biologically robust...
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Plant sales have begun. Garden centers are stocked full of new young plants. Some vegetables are planted in the...
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Thanks to June Crow Schrader and her family for teaching us about goats, sharing their stories, and bringing some...
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Raised Bed Gardening Workshop, May 11 Does a bad back keep you from gardening as much as you would like? Are you...
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The best food is what's grown closest to you. Use this website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other...
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Homegrown Lifestyle participants enjoyed seeing all the things they could be doing to get the most out of their...
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Creating a compost bin doesn't have to be complicated or expensive! Master Gardener Phil Pfister helped Johnson...
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Mother Nature can be fierce this time of year. Rain, sleet, frost and even snow are still a possibility. However,...
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