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By Kathy Bernier Springtime on the homestead is a time for embracing the promise of a new growing season. Winter feels like a million miles away. It is easy to be lulled into complacency by the return of green grass, migrating birds, budding flowers, and shirtsleeve weather—so easy, in fact, that the end of the…
Worm Bins are easy to make and only require a small space to work. But first, do you know what a worm bin is? Worm bins are a kind of composting but instead of using carbon for decomposition, it uses worms (as you may have figured out from the heading). It may be icky for…
Trash bin potatoes doesn’t sound appetizing, does it? The main idea here is that you can reap a lot of potatoes by growing them in a container like a trash bin (the trash bin should have no trash in it). And it does really grow and multiply fast, so it is a good opportunity even if you don’t…
Summer is just about over and fall begins. This is a great time to think about planting the fall garden with all the foods you will enjoy over winter. Think about what you and your family enjoy to eat from a winter garden, for example broccoli, leeks, onions, peas. Now is the time to start…
Its coming to the end of summer and a little planning and thinking through now of what you would like to be eating in the next season or 2 will make the world of difference to your ready supply of vegetables. Fall gardening produces a huge variety of delicious vegetables which will last well into…
Perfect vegetable gardening strategies for beginners! When first starting out its so tempting to buy far too many seeds of all different sorts, from zucchinis, to pumpkin, silverbeet, to cabbage. All without a lot of thought about how much room each vegetable might take, or even who they like to bed up with. Starting a…
Simple Answer is YES! It is TOTALLY possible to homestead with zero money… Your homestead might look a bit rough and ready for a bit, but with some determination, and a lot of resourcefulness, you can turn this around to creating a very sustainable, and productive environment where you can grow food and manage the homestead easily….
Your medicine cabinet needs to be stocked with these 10 herbs! Keeping yourself well doesn’t have to be expensive and you can use many different ingredients from what you have in your garden already. From salves, to lotions, and medicinal drinks many a cold or sore can be treated cheaply and easily from just what you make. As we move from…
So you have chickens and an abundance of eggs! Got a ton of eggshells and feel guilty every time you throw them away? Then try out these ideas… Eggs are incredibly versatile and you will be amazed at all the things you can do with them! Egg shells are not only a great source of…
A quick and easy way to create compost! You don’t need for a pitchfork when you use a compost tumbler. Turning or spinning keeps the pile inside fired up by allowing oxygen to reach the decomposing materials. If you do it correctly, a compost tumbler can cut months from the composting process — sometimes as little as…