Gardening

15 Ways to Jump-start Your Market Garden

January can be a difficult time for homesteaders, especially those of us who rely on our gardens for both income…

1 year ago

Grocery Shelf to Garden Bed: How to Regrow Store-Bought Veggies

Although we grow most of what we eat, there are times I need to buy produce from other vendors at…

1 year ago

12 Months of Fresh Produce: How to Grow Food All Year

A homestead is not complete without a kitchen garden and a homestead business is not complete without a market garden. …

1 year ago

The Four-season Garden

I have been gardening since before I could walk without tripping over my own feet, having been blessed with grandparents…

1 year ago

Solutions for Growing Food Year Round on a Cold Climate Homestead

I am fortunate to live in an area where winter temperatures rarely dip lower than 5° C below zero. (26°…

1 year ago

The Basics of Composting

If you’re new to gardening, you’ll be doing yourself a great service by learning the basics of composting and beginning…

2 years ago

Gleaning and Cleaning Your Fall Garden

Congratulations!  You have made it from the hot gardening season and have the produce and sunburn to prove it.  Fall…

2 years ago

Food Forever: Creating a Perennial Food Forest

Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle. However, planting and depending solely on annuals season…

2 years ago

Growing Persimmons From Seed: An Unusual Fruit For Your Homestead

Persimmons are a delicious and unusual fruit to grow on your homestead. Persimmons like a warm climate but other than…

2 years ago

Like Water for… Tomatoes? Year-round Gardening with Hydroponics

Imagine plucking a ripe, round tomato right from the stem and sinking your teeth into its juicy flesh.  There’s nothing…

2 years ago