Plant a garden that gives back to you. Not just in what you consume from it, but from the enjoyment you get spending time in it, the vitamin D you absorb while tending to it, and the connection to nature you find there. I recognize a lot of the give and take that exists in our world in the garden. Put in effort and love and you will receive a true bounty.
Planting and Harvesting Carrots This spring when we sowed our seeds we really just sprinkled one of our garden beds with the leftovers from three different packets of seeds. We were very hands-off with our carrots this year. Even with our hands-off approach this season we managed to harvest over 20 pounds of carrots. Due… Continue reading All Things Carrots
On a crisp fall or winter day I absolutely love a grilled cheese sandwich and a warm creamy cup of bisque. Unfortunately, I am the only one in our family who eats tomatoes so it doesn’t make sense to make a big batch of tomato bisque, but I crave that bisque and grilled cheese combo.… Continue reading One-Pot Ginger Carrot Maple Bisque
Planting garlic is one of my favorite fall activities. Putting our garlic in the ground and getting all of our garden beds ready for the winter ends up being a lovely time outside together, as a family, enjoying the brisk fall air. There isn't a set date that you need to plant your garlic by… Continue reading Planting Garlic
The quick answer is to grow slowly. Pick one or two things to work on each season that will fit within your budget. You don't need to grow and produce everything on your own, start small, support other farms, greenhouses, and homesteads and you will find yourself growing more and more self sufficient. While we… Continue reading Starting a Productive Garden without Spending Heaps of Money or Having Acreage
We are getting into garden planting season, and those big bags of quality compost can sure add up on the $$$ front. One cubic foot of quality compost around here can run up to $15 if you aren't buying in bulk! Just topping of your beds can cost a pretty penny. Building and maintaining your own… Continue reading A Quick and Easy Guide to Get You Started with Composting – Do’s and Don’ts of Composting – Composting Quickie – Lazy Composting
Garlic wears many hats: my favorite food, a member of the Allium family, a spice, a medicine, a dietary supplement, and has been used for thousands of years in many cultures in both cooking and healing. Garlic is an ingredient that I rarely follow the amount listed on a recipe. I fully believe that it… Continue reading Garlic is divine…
Hardening off your seedlings is an an important step in gardening if you have started your plants from seeds indoors. So let's chat a bit about the hows and the whys. There are some affiliate links in this article. Clicking on these links does not cost you any extra money, but helps give us a… Continue reading How to Start Seeds, “Harden Off,” and Plant Your Seedlings!
After you choose what you want to grow (I have some help with those decisions in this article), it is time to think about how you are going to grow it. There are some affiliate links in this article. Clicking on these links does not cost you any extra money, but helps give us a… Continue reading How to set up your garden!
This is one of the parts of homesteading that I feel like can be really intimidating until you start doing it. Once you get a compost situation going on your homestead it is one of those things that works passively in the background. You add to it, and adjust your contributions when necessary. It can… Continue reading Beginning Composting
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