Not gonna lie, Mornings here on our homestead are not exactly leisurely... Someday things will settle down, and I'll be able to sit out on my covered porch with coffee cup in hand, sipping slowly while watching the chickens peck in the yard. SOMEDAY. But let's be honest: I don't even have a covered porch yet (it's being built as we speak), and I'll soon have 3 kids under the age of five. Do you know what that means? Ain't ...Continue Reading
Archives for October 2015
13 Root Cellar Alternatives
How is it that I always forget... ...just how much work it is to wrap up the garden at the end of the year? For some reason, once the garden is in full-swing mid-summer, I tend to have the attitude that I'm "home free." WRONG. Even though it's October and a lot my plants are past their prime, there is still an amazing amount of food out there. And I gotta get it out before a) the first frost comes, and b) before this baby ...Continue Reading