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The Funny Farm
http://happyfood-funnyfarm.blogspot.com/
This is a blog about our experiences as we work toward self-reliance on 3 acres in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia
Recent Posts
Making a yard a place
Leslie Provence in her San Antonio Food Policy Initiative blog writes about the triple bottom line and talks about a workshop she attended at the Community Food Security Coalition meeting in Des Moines, Iowa. A presenter there talked about the need ...
Gleaning Tours
Hello there Hyperlocavores, My name is Katie Ries and I am pursuing an MFA degree in Studio Art (with a concentration in printmaking) from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. In the printmaking world we love to talk about the "democracy of...
Anyone in Burlington, Ontario?
I got a hoop house job that could use some volunteers. Barter food, share yields. Upscale residential home near lake Ontario in the town of Burlington, Ont, Canada. Thanks Holdon Lessman 1-914-774-7499...
Planning the garden
I've started buying the materials to make some raised beds for spring, and I've set up a time to borrow the tiller so that I can till in compost if we get a couple dry-ish days so it can sit over the winter. I really need to find some folks to share...
Sunchokes - A Great ROI
Last spring I planted Sunchokes (once called Jeruselem Artichokes but changed for marketing reasons (?)). I put them in various locations around the Funny Farm. Some in perennial beds, others in nooks and crannies not suitable for growing annual vege...
Living Country in the City.....
.....that was the name of the MOTHER article that started me off on the whole sustainable living path. I'm in the middle of Austin Tx, a million+ city. I wanted to move to the country and have all those country things, like a huge garden, chickens, g...

