Homesteading | Self Sufficient Living | Living off the Land
You're going along in your garden weeding, watering and mulching, and then BAM! It happens... harvest time is here, and it tends to come in like a whirlwind of chaos, especially if you're not ready. I've been gardening for over 10 years now, and I STILL deal with some "harvest overwhelm" every late summer and early fall. So I thought I would put together some thoughts on how to get organized and prepared for harvest season, not only to ...Continue Reading
“How do you homestead with kids?” This question seems to resurface every couple of months in my email and on social media. This particular question always leaves me scratching my head a little bit, because I am never exactly sure how to answer. I have spent some time recently thinking about our homesteading with kids, theories, and philosophies; (which may be slightly controversial) to try and give everyone an ...Continue Reading
During the spring and summer, our coop is overflowing with freshly laid eggs…so many eggs! As an experienced chicken keeper, I know that our wealth of eggs won’t last forever, and by late-fall, all of our hens' efforts tend to take a hiatus, and it’s like they go into an egg-laying hibernation. Once you have owned chickens for a time, you will become aware of your chickens' laying habits. Not all chickens stop laying in the winter ...Continue Reading
Most folks assume that once summer is over, then the gardening season is complete. But did you know there is a whole other world of gardening possibilities? Possibilities that can help increase your harvest and even passively improve your soil. Yep, I'm talking about fall gardening. I've kinda talked a bit about fall gardening in the past by listing 21 vegetables you can plant in a fall garden. However, that article didn't get ...Continue Reading
There is nothing more amazing than harvesting those ruby-red romas or vibrantly colored heirloom tomatoes. Many home-gardeners pride themselves on the success and health of their tomato plants. When something out of the ordinary happens, it can be heartbreaking. And finding that your precious tomatoes have tomato leaf curl can be one of those heartbreaking moments. I have been one of those gardeners left wondering “Why are my tomato ...Continue Reading
