They're finicky little buggers... ...tomatoes, that is. It's near impossible to predict which years will result in bumper crops, and which years will be complete flops... And let me tell you, I've definitely had both! (I'm hoping this year's deep-mulch method will improve my odds!) My tomatoes usually like to stay green and rock-hard until late September--right up until the first freeze. The plants must get some sort of evil enjoyment ...Continue Reading
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For the last 15 years, that instinct has led me through homesteading, entrepreneurship, and creating a life my younger self could have only dreamed of.
These days, I’m less interested in living the perfect "old-fashioned life" and more interested in knowing which ideas are worth carrying forward. The first half of this story was about building a homestead. The next part is about building a life that actually fits.





