by | | Growing Vegetables, Heirlooms, Non-GMO and Seed Saving/Storing, Herbs and Herb Gardens, Homestead Gardening, Seeds and Planting
With the warm days of spring comes an increase in traffic to and from local nurseries. People who have had cabin fever all winter are chomping at the bit the get outside and begin the new planting season. Before you load up on plants or flower seeds, make sure your...
by | | Composting Tips, Greenhouse, Growing Fruits, Growing Vegetables, Home Life, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening and Growing, worm farming
When I was growing up I loved to dig for earthworms in our backyard garden. As a kid, I spent lots of time looking for worms so that I always had a ready-supply of bait for my favorite fishing hole. I became pretty good at finding these worms because I learned where...
by | | Greenhouse, Growing Vegetables, Homestead Gardening
If you are a homesteader you understand that plant reproducing and over-all harvest yield are essential. In fact, for lots of people gardening is a really effective pastime, and sometimes, a necessity of self-reliance and source of income. It is a good means to work...
by | | Composting Tips, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening and Growing, Seeds and Planting, worm farming
Many people who are homesteading look for additional ways to profit and live off their land. The typical ways people generate income on their homestead are with vegetables, poultry, and livestock. Here’s an idea to consider for your homestead. It is very...
by | | Home Life, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Livestock and Animals, Stretching the Homestead Budget
With the economy in peril right now, making an income on the homestead is extremely important. To many homesteaders, the homestead farm is a primary source of their income. It is the work they have chosen to provide for their physical needs, and the means to...
by | | Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Livestock and Animals, Mini-Farms, Hobby Farms and Farmettes
I have written and shared several articles on the topic of homesteading today and especially on the ability to create a homesteading lifestyle within the existing trends. Almost every day someone asks me about the realities and potential of homesteading today. Is a...
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