Welcome to Corner Lot Cornucopia!
Here I hope to capture the wonder and beauty that can be gardening & homesteading. We are unusual homesteaders – our homestead is suburban, less than a quarter acre, and subject to city regulations. But we are determined to sustain ourselves as much as possible through permaculture-inspired, organic practices, and we believe that you can, too.
Origins
We blame the zombies. When “Walking Dead” first came out, my now-husband and I started challenging ourselves to think about more “what if?” situations and survival tactics. It began as keeping a stash of emergency supplies like bleach and bandaids, but then we started…
Resources
I have had many friends reach out and express enthusiasm for gardening – they see the benefit of sustainability and the loveliness of picking their own warm tomatoes off the vine, but don’t know where to start or how to maximize their current setup….
Our Beliefs
Despite the small lot, we’ve figured out how to cram a lot of approaches and styles into our garden. At the core of all of these is permaculture – people care, earth care, future care. Throughout our space, we are aiming to maximize the…
February – rest & recharge
Every winter, we brush off the artificial pine needles and emerge from the holiday season with renewed interest in spring. We begin tidying the closets, sowing seeds under fluorescent lights, and counting the days until the first spring bulbs emerge from the ground…only to…
Solstice
This post contains affiliate links. Today is the shortest day of the year, and our chickens are celebrating by taking time off of their egg-laying and exploring the last vestiges of fall in the yard. Our chickens are nearly a year old and are…
Late Summer glory
Ah, the joys of late summer! So many popular crops come into season – tomatoes, corn, zucchini, summer squash, peppers, and more! For us, this summer has been surprisingly mild and wet, but we are making the most of what we have.
