A home, a yard, a never-ending adventure

A home, a yard, a never-ending adventure

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Sage Osterfeld
I’m just a guy with nearly an acre of dirt, a nice little mid-century ranch house and a near-perfect climate. But in my mind I’m a landscaper survivalist craftsman chef naturalist with a barbeque the size of a VW and my own cable TV show. I like to write about the stuff I build, grow and see here at Sage's Acre.

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2111, 2024

Batch 24 Fermented Hot Sauce Pepper Addition Number 7

By |November 21st, 2024|Categories: Garden, Projects|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A nighttime cold snap brought frost and the hot peppers dropped their flowers, so this is the last fresh pepper addition for Batch 24 fermented hot sauce.

1211, 2024

Fall Maintenance for the Bee Hotel

By |November 12th, 2024|Categories: Garden|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Now that fall is here, it’s time for a little maintenance on the bee hotel before the native pollinators move in for the winter. Here is the checklist:

611, 2024

Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia Diversifolia)

By |November 6th, 2024|Categories: Plants|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia) is an attractive, easy to grow shrub that not only produces lot of flowers, but also helps improve your garden soil

411, 2024

Batch 24 Fermented Hot Sauce Pepper Addition Number 6

By |November 4th, 2024|Categories: Projects, Recipes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Moving into mid-autumn and the days are warm, the nights are cool and the hot peppers for the fermented hot sauce are still going strong. Adding 8oz this week.

2810, 2024

The Hanging Gourd Garden Drawing to a Close

By |October 28th, 2024|Categories: Garden, Photos|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

The gourds have been bumming around all summer, but winter is coming and it's time to go. Here's a last look video of the gourds in the hanging garden

2310, 2024

Garden Log 2024: Fairly Odd Squash

By |October 23rd, 2024|Categories: Garden|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

I thought I planted Black Zucchini this past spring, but instead I wound up with a sprawling squash that was a very prolific pumpkin and zucchini mutant

1110, 2024

How to Make Real Old-Fashioned Bacon at Home (Easy)

By |October 11th, 2024|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |2 Comments

Homemade bacon is one of *the* great flavors available to a cook. It's also surprisingly simple to make. Here's everything you need to know to make your own.

610, 2024

Batch 24 Hot Sauce Pepper Addition Number 4

By |October 6th, 2024|Categories: Projects, Recipes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Early autumn, unlike the end of summer, has been mild and the Fish peppers are producing more heavily than every. This week's addition will be heavy on them.

310, 2024

Fall Gardening in Zones 7-9: A Comprehensive Guide

By |October 3rd, 2024|Categories: Garden, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

Summer is over, but if you're in USDA Zones 7-9, there's still plenty of time to get one last hurrah in the garden. Here's a guide to a great fall gardening

2609, 2024

Seeing Red at the End of the Season

By |September 26th, 2024|Categories: Photos|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

It's early autumn and the veggie garden is turning very red. Only a few weeks left to harvest tomatoes, peppers, and other summer crops before they're gone.

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