DeeAnn 
I’m a huge fan of thrift stores. Some of my favorite things in my house and garden have come to me second hand. Since I have shopped in consignment stores their whole lives, my children and grandchildren don’t mind thrifting with me. Each child has an usual affection for certain items. My grandson has found …
Read moreInfusing in the Victory Garden: Herb Infusion – Drinks, Honey & More!
I really appreciate our teachers. They are often under-appreciated and underpaid. I am often waiting until the last minute (like I don’t know the school year is ending) and usually rush around and grab something useful but not meaningful. This year, I decided to ask a teacher and find things that would be unique, wanted, …
Read more5 UNIQUE TEACHER GIFTS THEY WILL REALLY LOVE FROM THE VICTORY GARDEN
WHY COMPOST? I love going to thrift stores. My favorite finds are taking someone’s discards and up-cycling them into my treasures. Composting is the ultimate up-cycle! What makes composting so amazing is that it’s easy and it is using stuff you plan on throwing away. I discovered the miracle of composting when we were living …
Read more4 EASY STEPS TO STARTING A COMPOST FOR YOUR VICTORY GARDEN
I’ve wanted bees for a long time. (If you go to the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro there’s an enclosed hive that makes me drool) When we lived in Germany my 5 and 6 year old would catch bees in empty 1 liter water bottles with the other neighborhood kids and then let them go. …
Read moreVictory Garden Gal The Urban Bee Keeper (Or What not to do when you first get bees)
When you’re in the mood for a little Spring – Spring planting of course not Spring cleaning! Then, now is the time to plan and plant that Victory Garden. I have been fortunate to have stepped foot in all 50 states and to have lived in 3 countries. I’m often asked where the prettiest place …
A garden without pollinators may have beautiful flowers on the vines but it will not set fruit. My first garden in Washington State suffered from a serious lack of pollinators. I would have vines and flowers and then nothing. It was fruitless (pun-get it?) and caused me a lot of sadness. I knew since I …
5 REASONS YOU NEED A VICTORY GARDEN It seems everywhere we turn COVID-19 is crowding in on our lives. The stress of a falling economy, heighten awareness of germs and frantic handwashing, and wondering if we will return to our normal lives is depressing if that’s all we dwell on. I was talking (on the …