Gardening

Homesteading Gardening articles collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Brassica: The Queen of Greens

I recently had breakfast with my three-year old granddaughter, Josephine, in a…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Eco-Landscaping Can Trim Home Energy Costs

Especially in this time of inflation and rising energy costs, heating and…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

8 Reasons to Keep a Garden Journal

A garden journal is simply a notebook where you record information about…

Jenny Clark Jenny Clark

Black Thumb! Helpful Hints for the Cultivationally Challenged

Over the course of the last 25 years, I have gardened both…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

These Little Sprouts are a Big Deal

The summer garden is gone and the stores from the winter garden…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Can You Double-Dig It? The Teachings of Rudolf Steiner

In the fall of 1980, I found myself on a hillside in…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Foraging the Forest for Spring Edibles

It’s early spring. The bone-chilling winds of winter have finally given way…

Wren Everett Wren Everett

In Defense of the Weed-lot

Whether your homestead is one acre or one hundred acres, there’s a…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

Victory Gardens: Winners and Losers

I was born just before the end of World War II.  As…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Weird Things to Grow and Market on the Homestead

It’s a fact that, as a species, we bore easily.  Curious beings…

Bonnie Lavigne Bonnie Lavigne

The Beginner’s Guide to Becoming a Homesteader

Returning to the land is a desire that has coursed through the…

Wren Everett Wren Everett

Small-scale Homesteading: How Much Do You Really Need?

I subscribe to a number of homesteading blogs.  One in particular chronicles…

Rebecca Long Rebecca Long

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