Homesteading Goals for 2017 Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. For our family, it’s a way of life on our little 1/4-acre in the middle of suburbia. While there is still a lot we rely on others for, there is a lot we can do for ourselves. Through gardening, food preservation, and a lot of …
After a very rough summer in the garden where everything died, I have been very happy with how the start of fall has been going. In late September, I was able to plant a few fall crops. Considering I am starting them from seed, and its a bit late in the season, only time …
Consecutive days with temperatures over 90°. Drought. Summer travel. And ultimately, indifference. Yup, that’s pretty much how it happened. Its how the garden died. I have been gardening in some way for 30 years. This is the first year in recent memory that the entire garden just bombed. And it bombed hard. My mother, on …
Raspberries are one of my favorite fruits. In addition to eating them fresh, I make raspberry jams and jellies that I then use in candy fillings, for pastries, and filled cookies. With a 6oz package of raspberries costing about $4 each, I decided to add raspberries to our garden. I originally purchased a package of …
Even though Mother Nature has been super confused with the crazy weather lately, our garden is thriving! The cold temps and the snow didn’t cause us any problems with the fruit trees nor with the veggies that are already growing. Our salad garden is thriving. While I have several lettuce and spinach transplants that …
