Growing Berries – Berry Good Fun

“For me, summertime conjures up magical childhood memories of climbing trees, catching lightening bugs and playing daylong games of hide-and-seek in the lingering twilight well past 9 at night.

I can also vividly remember picking berries, right from the garden or gathering wild berries in the woods.

Berries are not only good — they’re good for you! Berries have tons of vitamin C and anti-oxidants; they are low in calories; and they supply minerals and essential nutrients.

Cultivated varieties not only produce heavier crops of fruit, but bear larger, juicier berries that, in my opinion, are more flavorful after freezing, compared to almost any other kind of fruit. So first things first: the soil…”

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...

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