How to Create a 12-Month Garden A homestead is not complete without a kitchen garden and a homestead business is not complete without a…
One man's trash is another's treasure, or in my case, his trash is my container garden. It started two years ago with an experiment.…
"Chamomile is put to divers and sundry uses, both for pleasure and profit, both for the sick and the sound, in bathing to comfort…
The first summer after my husband and I bought our first home, I was very eager to plant as many lovely things as I…
Persimmons are a delicious and unusual fruit to grow on your homestead. Introduced to the United States by Japan, persimmons offer a colorful splash…
My connection with figs began early. I would have been no older than four when we moved to a little brick house in Greensboro,…
Sometimes we Americans can have some pretty lame attitudes toward food. We insist that tomatoes are a fruit, but nobody ever puts…
An Alternative Crop for Your Homestead Growing horseradish on your homestead offers several benefits. First, it is a perennial, which means it only needs…
After reading a story on this very website about collecting items in nature for food and crafts, I decided to take a walk in…
There are many reasons why people are drawn to the homesteading lifestyle and sustainable agriculture. There is the lure of living simply and sustainably…
I know somewhere there must be someone who doesn’t like blueberries. I’ve never met this unfortunate soul, however. Whether used fresh over ice cream…
Summer gardens are being harvested and it is only natural that we are gearing up to preserve the fruits of our labor. Preserving…
Almost every homestead I know of has found a way to incorporate herbs into their garden. But did you know that it is possible…
Gardeners and farmers constantly battle with the weeds, but weeds can have a useful purpose. We should be using weeds as soil indicators. Simply…
"The Neolithic Revolution, Neolithic Demographic Transition, or Agricultural Revolution, was the wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering…
If you are looking for hardy additions for your edible landscape, elderberries and goji berries are two top choices. Both berries are edible and…
The harvest season will soon be upon us. Our summer produce will slow down and the canning and food-preservation process will be in full…
For those of us who are forced to homestead in an urban environment, growing our own food can be a challenge. We might prefer…
Although we grow most of what we eat, there are times I need to buy produce from other vendors at our farmers market or…
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…
