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
Here at the Surf and Sew Homestead we are always learning and always trying something new. Come learn with us on our tiny homestead! This week we tried something out that I had been wanting to do for awhile and we made butter. I have dreams of a larger property. Sometimes even of having dairy… Continue reading Making Butter in a Stand Mixer
Learning to make pizza from scratch has saved us hundreds of dollars… The other night I got caught up playing some games with our family and quickly realized that I didn’t have time to make the dinner that I had planned before everyone would go into full hungry meltdown mode. I was able to get… Continue reading The Joys of Scratch Cooking: 30 Minute Pizza Dough Recipe
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
Learning to cook and bake from scratch is an essential part of the homesteading journey, and it is a huge step towards self sufficiency. It is simultaneously one of the easiest and most difficult parts as well. Developing a skill set in the kitchen will set you up for easy and stress free meal times… Continue reading Benefits of Cooking from Scratch and 5 Ideas to Teach Yourself How!
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!
If the last three years has taught us nothing else, it has taught us that we need to take steps to rely more on ourselves and less on corporations. We need to be producers over consumers. There are some affiliate links in this article. Clicking on these links does not cost you any extra money,… Continue reading The Modern Urban Homesteading Movement Towards Self-Reliance and Self-Sufficiency
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
When we first set out on our homesteading journey we didn’t have much experience with the homesteading lifestyle, but we definitely had homesteading dreams. Both of us grew up in homes with moms that cooked from scratch, and did a small amount of outdoor vegetable and flower gardening, but neither of us had much experience… Continue reading 5 of the Easiest Changes you can make NOW to Start an Urban or Suburban Homestead without any Experience
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