I always get a little sheepish when I write posts about gardening. As I've admitted before, gardening just doesn't seem to be my special talent, and I've really struggled growing much of anything the last few years... Last year I excitedly announced my foray into the hugelkultur method. I was oh-so hopeful, but it turned out to be a disaster. Not a single thing grew on my hugelkultur bed. Not even weeds. (And that, my friends, is an ...Continue Reading
Archives for May 2014
70+ Homestead Hacks: Life Hacks for Homesteading
If there's one thing I've learned about homestead/farmer folk... ...it's that you guys are a ingenious bunch (especially when it involves baling twine or duct tape!) I'm all about conserving time whenever possible, and I'm always on the look-out for a good homestead hack to add to my collection. What’s a “Homestead Hack?” Good question. Here is how Wikipedia explains it: “Life hacking refers to any productivity trick, shortcut, ...Continue Reading
6 Ways to Keep Miller Moths Out of Your House
We're bracing ourselves for battle. They could show up at any time, ready to attack, and we have to be ready. No, I'm not talking about zombies, but it's almost as bad. I'm talkin' about miller moths. If you're wondering what the heck is a miller moth, be glad. Because that means you've never had to deal with them. Usually at the end of May/early June (or whenever it starts to get really hot), the little buggers hatch. Now, ...Continue Reading
Whipped Cream Frosting Recipe
I'm really not a fancy foodie person... Even though I try to pretend sometimes. I'm actually a pretty basic, down-to-earth cook. So, when I first saw a tutorial for "stabilized whipped cream," I totally wrote it off as something only cake-decorators would be interested in. But after I figured out what it was, I got TOTALLY excited. Why you should learn how to make stabilized whipped cream (even if you aren't a fancy cake ...Continue Reading
Become a Beekeeper: 8 Steps to Getting Started with Honeybees
Beekeeping is one of those things that utterly fascinates me, but I haven't added any bees to my homestead... YET. In the meantime, I love learning from homestead beekeepers such as Amy from The Vomiting Chicken. Not only are bees a wonderful addition to a homestead of any size, keeping bees has much greater importance than just providing you with raw honey. Read on for details! They're dying by the millions. Since 2006 honeybees ...Continue Reading