Homesteading | Self Sufficient Living | Living off the Land
You're pulling in your garden harvest...it's covering every surface of your home...and now you're left with the familiar problem of “what are you supposed to do with all of this fresh produce?” Most of us have not been blessed with a traditional root cellar in our home. If you happen to be someone with a root cellar, I would just like to say that I am exceedingly jealous. Fortunately, for the rest of us without a root cellar, I've ...Continue Reading
Unless you’re one of the lucky few, odds are most of you don’t have the luxury of a root cellar to store your harvest. Fear not my friends, today I’m here to offer up some great alternatives to a root cellar that will help you preserve your vegetables through the winter. Listen to find out why that drafty room in your house could be your best friend, when to turn to your fridge, and how long you can keep vegetables in the ...Continue Reading
If you've been following along for the past year, food security has been a consistent topic of discussion. While I've talked a lot about planting gardens and how to produce vegetables, meat, dairy, and so on, I've only briefly touched on how to preserve and conserve for the long-haul. Today I'm thrilled to be joined by a real expert on this topic, Jessica from Three Rivers Homestead. With a family with seven kids, Jessica has ...Continue Reading
You can have a successful and plentiful garden even if you have a lot of shade. In this post, I'm sharing my best tips about vegetables that grow in the shade. I'll cover advice on figuring out your garden's sunlight conditions, edible plants that can grow in part-shade or full-shade, the advantages to shade gardens, and what you need to look out for in order to have a happy and healthy vegetable shade garden. As many of you know, ...Continue Reading
While we've been discussing opting out of various systems throughout this entire season, most of our solutions have been to seek out things that aren't necessarily mainstream. However, there is one area of the food system that most of you have the opportunity to take ownership of in your own home. In this podcast episode, I'm joined by my friend Bailey Vantassel, a garden blogger and enthusiast from California. Together we start ...Continue Reading
