HomeGrown Land Design

06/12/2020

Grow more food in any space!

Here's a quick look at how to grow more food in any given space. Stacking your harvest in time and sowing the next crop before the first is done is critical....

06/12/2020

Grow more food in any space!

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06/11/2020

What is healthy food? Here's my simple approach to eating healthy.

06/04/2020

Did I mention it's and season?!

Let the season be fruitful for you this year! Craving an edible landscape? Call me: Dustin 952-994-5864

06/03/2020

Nothing better than garden fresh food in the summer! We're enjoying salads with every meal right now and are even blessed with a nice flush of Winecap mushrooms. Soon enough these eggs will come from food homestead as well.

Enjoy high quality, living food each and every day from your landscape. Enjoy the process of preparing, growing and sharing in the experience with your friends and family.

05/07/2020

Cold temps are coming starting tonight...should you be concerned with losing some of your fruit crops? I have some concern but this chart helps me feel a little more comfortable as long as the temperatures stay in the 30's.

Wait to plant out your warm season vegetables though!

https://www.canr.msu.edu/uploads/files/TreeFruitCriticalTemperatures.pdf

Enjoy the smells of Spring!

04/21/2020

Hey Minne-snowtans, it's time to sow those cool season crops!

Our new raised beds with low tunnels are working great, allowing us to have lots of seeds already germinated outdoors!

We've sowed: peas, arugala, spinach, kale, lettuce, beets, turnips and radishes. Think about all the springs salads to complement the foraging of wild greens.

This could be your year to get started. I help people design eco friendly, edible landscapes and transition plans; making this step forward easy peasy.

Dustin Braun
952-994-5864

04/01/2020

What is it about growing a garden that feels so right when things feel a little off? The simplicity of observing a natural process of a seed sprouting to bearing fruit reminds me of what's important. This is a time to slow down and take in what's happening around you. The birds are chirping, the buds are swelling, the perennial landscape is continuing on without hesitation. Spring is here, we get on with it.

It's time to prep the gardens for what should be our biggest harvest yet. I'm happy to help this be a bountiful year for you as well. Drop me a line any time.

Dustin Braun
[email protected]
952-994-5864

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03/30/2020

No better time than now to build todays version of a Victory Garden...pandemic style.

We're expanding our kitchen garden with ease of access as the leading requirement so we're able to grow and harvest more then ever with lower time and energy demands.

It will be hard to miss a ripe tomato or perfect radish being right outside of our favorite window view. I always suggest placing your veg garden in the closest place possible to the door or kitchen.

Will you try growing more food this year? Let me know if you need any tips.

~Dustin

03/14/2020

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03/09/2020

It's early March in Minneapolis Minnesota and the Maple sap is flowing! Now's the time to tap your trees if you want to try making Maple Syrup or Maple Sugar.

It's so simple, all you'll need is a way to drill a hole, a tap and a bucket/hose.

Don't go too deep, the sap flows in the outer 1" or so of the tree and this is where you'll want your tap to be. Check your buckets daily to see how much you've collected and once you have your desired amount, it's time to start boiling.

Boiling, or evaporating as it's called, can be done on the stove top or outside. I prefer to build a nice evaporator outside as the cool weather will promote faster evaporation of the water in the sap. This process takes a while and the final few minutes are the most crucial so make sure to start early in the day.

Enjoy and stay tuned for a video on turning Sap into Syrup!

Dustin Braun | Your Ecological Ally
HomeGrown Land Design, LLC
Bloomington, MN | 952-994-5864
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It's early March in Minneapolis Minnesota and the Maple sap is flowing! Now's the time to tap your trees if you want to try making Maple Syrup or Maple Sugar...

02/24/2020

More exciting news for the Roosevelt Urban Farm phase 2 garden expansion happening this spring - we are a finalist for the 2019 Permaculture Institute of North America (PINA) Design Contest for Community Development. Check out our work (also be sure to check out the other awesome projects in our city and elsewhere).

Voting ends Friday for PINA Members only.

And I must mention the Roosevelt food systems team and community partners who have made this project what it is:
Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association (Candace Miller Lopez), Ben Rengstorf, Ryan Seibold, Shannon Nordby, and Principal Bradley

Wish us luck!

2019 PINA Permaculture Design Contest Member Voting Begins February 1st. Please help us select the winner of the 2019 Design Contest. PINA Members, please log-in to go to the Voting page. You can become a member anytime through February 28th, and still vote in the Contest. PINA members are voting fo...