Homesteading | Self Sufficient Living | Living off the Land
"Well, my favorite manure is horse, followed by goat or rabbit...." I was on a call with the members of one of my mentorship programs and those were the exact words that came out of my mouth right as a friend walked through door. I wonder what on earth he thought? ? And this is why us homestead folk are our own breed of weird... But yes, I do indeed have a favorite manure, because I believe manure is one of the very best ...Continue Reading
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
On today’s episode, I’m taking a bit of a departure from my traditional format to dive into the present state of our homestead. I cover everything from prepping raised beds, meat chickens, what we’re doing with our milking setup, and so much more. While we might still be waiting for the cold weather and the snow to pass, things are slowly starting to ramp up in our world. Let’s get ready for spring! Podcast ...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
I don't know why homesteading makes me so impulsive... Whether we're talking about my propensity to impulse-buy farm animals, or my tendency to fire up a canning project in the middle of a busy morning when I have no business standing there peeling peaches, I guess I just have to blame it on my passion for this lifestyle. This week (like literally this week-- just a few days ago!) I decided to do a 180-degree flip on my ...Continue Reading
