25 Crops You Can Grow In Buckets All Year Round
You don’t need fields to farm. In fact, there are many of the best crops to grow in buckets that allow you to access fresh farm food no matter where...
Cucamelon
Cucamelons, also known as, ‘mini watermelons,’ ‘mouse melons’ and ‘Mexican sour gherkins,’ have been gaining recognition of late because of their...
Square Foot Gardening 101
If you've been looking at various gardening techniques for small areas, you've probably run across the term Square Foot Gardening. Here, we'll...
Read This Before Starting An Indoor Garden
Oh, the weather outside may be frightful and we're yearning for our beautiful greenery and our sunny days already! The thing is, many of us will...
Carrots
Amongst the many vegetables that thrive in a homesteader's garden are carrots. They are delicious and versatile, allowing you to make many...
Vegetables You Can Grow In Your Attic
Today, we're going somewhere we've never gone before. Upstairs. Into the attic. Attics are one of the least-used parts of the house these days,...
Why You Should Bury Your Vegetables In Sand
Perhaps you've managed to produce a ton of carrots this year and you just don't have the room to store them. Maybe your freezer fell through at the...
How To Grow Tomatoes Indoors
It’s pretty standard wisdom that there are few things better tasting than homegrown tomatoes! Granted, some people don’t like tomatoes, but for...
10 Medicinal Seeds You Should Start This Winter
While traditional medicine is effective, one can not ignore the side effects associated with taking man-made medicine. It is a lot safer to use...
How To Grow An Endless Supply Of Potatoes
If there's one thing the Hobbits got right, it's loving potatoes. That's right, I'm a huge fan of a good spud or five. Probably explains why I'm not...
Wild Edibles People Ate During The Great Depression
The Great Depression made things really tough in the US from 1929 to 1941. Around 25% of people didn't have enough food to eat, and they were very...
Why I Stopped Using Raised Beds
That's right, you read the title correctly. This article is about stepping away from raised beds, raised bed culture, and canceling raised beds. Not...
These Are the Veggies You Should Plant This Fall
It's fun to have a million different plants and projects all year long. We're the same way! Here's the thing; depending on where you live, you may...
Fall Container Vegetable Gardening
It's fall, y'all, and we're looking at all of these changing leaves with a mixture of love and dread in our hearts. Sure, our gardens will be fallow...
Worst States To Garden In
The first step to self-sufficiency is starting a garden, which is why many of us have done so. Looking at the rising cost of living and the food...
DO THIS With The Dandelions Growing Around Your House
Dandelion is a very common plant that lives in temperate North America and practically all around the world. Almost everyone knows dandelions. The...
7 Creepy Crawlers You Should Welcome In Your Garden
In a world where bugs and critters have long been considered unwelcome guests, a paradigm shift is occurring. It was a random afternoon when I saw a...
I Regret Planting These
Our cottage, Haven Hill, in Northern Wisconsin sits on three woodland acres overlooking a large, deep spring-fed lake. We have owned the property...
Corn
Corn is one of the oldest vegetables known to man. It’s said to have kept ancient civilizations alive through the centuries. Corn is still popular...
Why I Started An Elderberry Orchard And Why You Should Too
Homestead farming is therapeutic, allowing you to cultivate a diverse range of vegetables and fruits. Its true beauty lies in nurturing different...
How To Use Weeds To Read Your Soil
“Why are these weeds growing in my garden?” Well, you’ll be surprised to find out that they are growing in your garden for a reason. North America...
