As we left our home in the city, where my beautiful wife, our well-mannered children, and I spent the last eight years of our lives,…
"Chamomile is put to divers and sundry uses, both for pleasure and profit, both for the sick and the sound, in bathing to comfort and…
I don't know about you, but one of the things I appreciate most in a plant, that is, if I'm going to be expending the…
Gardeners and farmers constantly battle with weeds, but they can have a useful purpose. We should be using weeds as soil indicators. Simply by observing…
When I first started gardening, I knew I would probably be spending a lot of time weeding. What I didn’t realize is just how devastating…
Grow Hardy Plants and Preserve the Food Chain with a Seed Library It occurred to me, as I was writing this, that maybe I should…
A homestead is not complete without a kitchen garden and a homestead business is not complete without a market garden. It is tricky to create…
If you’re new to gardening, you’ll be doing yourself a great service by learning the basics of composting and beginning the essential practice of cultivating…
Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle. However, planting and depending solely on annuals season after season can be exhausting…
American writer, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), gave a magical description of wandering through a moonlight garden that is as true now as it was in the…
Mushrooms, or mycelium, make good sense for us homesteaders. They make good sense for someone who just dreams of being a homesteader. It doesn't matter…
I must say I’m a bit of a cynic when it comes to growing flowers on the homestead. When I go to the nursey to…