I am so excited to announce that we starting to release our entire library of Homesteading for Beginners on YOUTUBE for FREE!!! The nice thing is that we will arrange them by topic and also by parts, so you can easily find the information you need while you are enjoying your own homesteading adventures! You […]
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Several months ago, my husband made a spot for the garden and planted little seeds in tiny pots. Little heirloom tomatoes. They looked spindly and seemed they would not make it. They were weak, thin, and the little leaves were barely visible. We had little faith. They were safe in our window sill, safe
Oh the joys of gardening! I think I just had the time of my life today, to be honest with you! We see TONS of weeds. Yay! I love weeding so seeing these weeds just makes me happy knowing we will get to spend more time working with our hands. Some people HATE weeding,
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After our long journey out west, we came home to a garden that was exploding with produce. We could not pick it fast enough. It was all hands on deck over here! We had to plan out the canning, the meals, the freezing, and whether or not we had enough to sell! There was such
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We have never had such a nice garden I just had to make a video to let you actually tour it. I was so glad that Owen helped us put the steaks onto our garden signs. They just look so adorable out there at the end of the rows. I am smitten! Here is our
We were walking through the garden and saw the bright red spots gleaming from the cherry tree that stands beside the strawberry patch. What a thrill! We all grabbed a branch and bent it low to pluck the cherries one by one. The kids had a hard time not eating them so what we were
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I is crazy how big our Bok Choy has become. Thirty-six plants ready at the same time is a big deal because they can all bolt at the same time if you just leave them out there and do nothing. I tied my apron on, grabbed a knife and just started hacking them off above
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After a rest of four full days with the compost tea soaking into the soil, the plants have doubled in size. We put down the fabric in the isles to cut down on the weed population. It just saves time, folks! I mean, when you have a large scale garden, you just need to pick
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Things have been coming along on our little homestead on the creek! Since my husband has been able to be home full time, he has been able to follow his dreams of having a BIG garden and be able to maintain it. It is a full time job in the beginning to plant and nurture
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It all started about 6 years ago…THE HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY POST. In late spring of 2010, I sat there with a pen in hand and I started brainstorming. There was a need. We had a need. Many have that need to connect with other families of like mind. Maybe we were the only ones out there
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