No matter what type of shape your garden is in or what type of soil you have, there is one thing that is guaranteed to help: compost. Sometimes referred to as black gold, compost can remedy nearly any issue in your garden. In today’s episode, I detail some of the best options for creating your own compost. This includes the four elements needed for compost, hot and cold composting, and what constitutes green and ...Continue Reading
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The Crazy Hail Protection We Built for Our Garden
I finally had enough. The shredded vegetables. The waves of anxiety every time I'd see a storm cloud on the horizon. The months of work gone in a second. I just couldn't do it anymore. So we built a circus tent over the garden. A logical response, obviously. Ok, so maybe it's not actually a circus tent, but it definitely resembles one from the road. (And it's definitely caused more than one neighbor to do a double-take ...Continue Reading
How to Grow Your Best Onion Crop Ever
There are a handful of "pantry crops" I grow every year, without fail... And onions are one of the most important. Considering I use an onion in almost every meal I cook, they are non-negotiable in my homestead kitchen. While I haven't yet been able to grow enough onions to last me through the entire year, I grow as many as I can in our raised bed garden and squirrel them away in the darkest corners of the basement to become the ...Continue Reading
Save Time by Using Chicken Power on Your Homestead
I'm generally pretty Type-A when it comes to homesteading stuff. But this year, my obsession seems to have reached an all-time high... We're planning on adding a greenhouse; we're adding a better-quality milking room for the dairy cows (reveal coming soon!); and we're building multiple chicken tractors around the farm for the chickens. NEVER before have I felt more called to grow more food and help others to do the same. A ...Continue Reading
116. How We’re Using Chicken Power on the Homestead This Year
Just a few weeks ago, I made mention of our mission to increase our food production this year. While I’ve already covered several topics regarding food production, chicken power is one we’ve never really utilized. While this might be a foreign concept to some, it’s truly incredible how useful (and even entertaining) chickens can be on the homestead. From disposing of food waste to pecking compost and even ...Continue Reading
