Have you ever dreamed of starting your own garden but have no idea on where to start? You are in luck my friends. Starting a garden can be extremely intimidating for any first timer. This episode provides a ground-up plan that is so simple anyone can get into the game. I cover key aspects like checking your gardening zone, what equipment you’ll need, types of seeds, and the benefits of soil ...Continue Reading
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8 Ways to Prepare Your Garden for Winter
The air was so brisk this morning, I promptly went back inside and changed from shorts into jeans. And so it begins... Summer is rapidly fading and I've got to face the facts: it's time to prepare the garden for winter. Honestly, this year my garden seemed to miss the memo altogether that it was summer, with still-green tomatoes and very few crops in sight come August. Mind you, a summer hail storm probably had something to do ...Continue Reading
DIY Shiplap Kitchen Backsplash
I'm pretty sure I promised the nitty gritty details of my shiplap backsplash to my newsletter peeps about two months ago. Sorry guys. In my defense, I had a good reason for the delay... we actually just got the last of the project completed yesterday. Like less than 24 hours ago. Thank you super rainy weather, garden planting, cattle work, and the nightmare of a yard project that just won't quit. The good news is that the ...Continue Reading
Creamed Chard and Eggs Skillet
There’s nothing that says you can’t eat eggs for every meal, right? Good. Then I’m going for it. This time of year, my motivation to be creative in the kitchen pretty much goes down the drain. (Please tell me I’m not the only one. Right....?) We’ve been outside bunches this week riding the horses, working on the yard mess (no, it’s still not anywhere near being done…), and getting the garden slightly closer. That’s been ...Continue Reading
Does This Homesteading Thing Really Matter?
A couple weeks ago I found myself talking to someone who didn't have the faintest idea what homesteading was. It's been quite a while since I've been around anyone completely unexposed to this lifestyle, which I think is fairly remarkable, considering homesteading was still a fringe concept ten years ago when the notion of chickens and goat milk first entered my consciousness. It caught me off guard so much, I was only able to ...Continue Reading
