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Picture of the front cover of the book The Quarter-Acre Farm, How I Kept the Patio, Lost the Lawn, and Fed My Family for A Year written by Spring Warren and Illustrated by "Nemo." The drawings bordering the cover are of green vines and leaves with five blue snails moving around on them along the bottom of the cover.

The Quarter-Acre Farm, How I Kept the Patio, Lost the Lawn, and Fed My Family for A Year by Spring Warren

Posted on March 24, 2021June 21, 2021 by Cristophe

Synopsis The Quarter-Acre Farm is a rich, readable memoir. It’s all about the author’s segue…

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Close-up picture of an open sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) flower growing from a vine hidden within a patch of wild grasses.

Importance of Scientific Names in Botany

Posted on September 2, 2020August 19, 2021 by Cristophe

(Updated: August 19, 2021) Have you ever read a good book about plants? Chances are…

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HHH copy of Create an Oasis with Greywater

Create an Oasis with Greywater (5th edition) by Art Ludwig

Posted on July 31, 2020November 4, 2021 by Cristophe

Synopsis Create an Oasis with Greywater provides an incredibly detailed but DIY friendly approach for…

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Opportunistic Lamb's Quarter at HHH

Sustainability: Ode to the Opportunistic Plants

Posted on June 10, 2020July 13, 2021 by Cristophe

I’m what most people call a lazy gardener. I don’t like digging garden beds every…

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Green plants with seeds

Community Support: Lending from My Seed Bank

Posted on May 6, 2020November 4, 2021 by Cristophe

As I’ve mentioned in a previous post I maintain a rather large seed bank. What…

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Picture of a long curvy organic purple sweet potato sitting in a short drinking glass on a windowsill with it's bottom submerged in water. The water submerged part of the sweet potato has multiple green sprouts with small leaves growing up out of the water and many white roots growing down towards the bottom of the glass.

10 Questions Before You Start Growing Food

Posted on April 29, 2020August 11, 2021 by Cristophe

(Updated: April 28, 2021) As extreme weather conditions from climate change continue to affect the…

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The HHH copy of Eat Your Greens

Eat Your Greens by David Kennedy

Posted on April 24, 2020November 4, 2021 by Cristophe

Synopsis Concerned about nutrition in the global community, the author starts off with a well-written…

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farm at sunset

Homesteading: A Comfort in a Pandemic Panic

Posted on April 22, 2020August 19, 2021 by Cristophe

As pandemic lockdowns are extended and the fate of our futures seems impossible to determine,…

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Green plant growing as a result of self0sufficiency questions to consider

Planning for Self-Sufficiency: A Series of Questions to Consider

Posted on April 15, 2020November 21, 2021 by Cristophe

So you’ve decided you want more than just the security and comfort of a garden….

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Staricase to climb one step at a time

Planning for Self-Sufficiency: One Step at a Time

Posted on April 8, 2020November 21, 2021 by Cristophe

More than likely COVID-19 has made you aware that the systems most people depend on…

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From our Hearth to Yours

Hi! We are authors, Rimakej (they/them) and Cristophe (he/him) Valentini. HHH began as Half Hectare Homestead, a holistic homestead we managed for 5 years. Now we simply promote healing through sustainable and Indigenous practices. Thank you for enjoying our blogs and joining us in sharing love and learning. Subscribe to our email list below, or follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram to view even more of our unique content!


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