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The Solar Shed

Off the Grid
April 20, 2014

We’ve been working on our solar shed. This has meant expanding the garden area to bring in more light by cutting more trees. A side benefit is the new raised bed we’ve made outside the fenced garden area. We’re trying to grow potatoes in the new bed this year. The shed is small. The roof […]

Our Garden

Journals | Off the Grid
August 20, 2011

It’s been such a whir around here the past couple of months I haven’t had a chance to write or post anything about a really important addition to our home — the new vegetable garden. We began clearing just after the first of the year. Originally we thought we’d have to clear a half acre […]