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Welcome to my Blog. Here you will find updates on my listings. Notices about upcoming listings. Newly listed properties in the area. Recent sales and price reductions. General tips for buying or selling. Important real estate information and market trends. Interesting products and services out there. Notices of local events and news for the Rock Creek. Plus other informational tidbits. Thanks for staying in touch with me. – Jennifer Brock.

solar charging your garden

March 23rd, 2012
Solar-charged Hot Water Bottles Water-filled containers painted flat black absorb solar warmth during the day and release the heat at night, so they are worthwhile additions to your season-stretching raised bed, plastic covered garden. The squared sides of half-gallon milk jugs make them easy to stack into the back wall of a cold frame, or you can include a black water-filled barrel in ...

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189 Fir Road, Rock Creek, BC

March 7th, 2012
I just finished uploading this Land OUT of the ALR for sale, 189 Fir Road, Rock Creek, BCOne of a kind property! This very usable 320 acres is OUT of the ALR and has NO ZONING. The property backs onto Crown Land and is super private, yet only 5 minutes outside of Rock Creek. Huge western views and sunlight. Land is a combination of forests and fields and has many large private benches. There ...

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Building a Raised Bed

March 3rd, 2012
If you want to start gardening to grow your own food it can sometimes be a scary process as there is so much to learn or ways of doing things ... but one thing that comes up over and over again is that by making a raised bed (aka a box with soil in it) your garden will be less work, need less water, make more food, need less time till harvest and you can grown longer as the soil temps are rai ...
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655 Santa Rosa Road, Christina Lake, BC

March 2nd, 2012
I just finished uploading this Cabin on Acreage for sale, 655 Santa Rosa Road, Christina Lake, BCA country hideaway. This artisan cabin is completely private with no neighbours in sight. The cabin is backed up into the northern hillside and totally protected by the trees. The southern view is incredible and sits beside a spring fed pond that spills over and makes a little stream down the slop ...

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How Much Land Do You Need

March 2nd, 2012
good article on being self sufficient, written by a local artisan farmer  http://fiberarts.ca/blog/how-much-land-do-you-need-to-be-self-sufficient/
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