Reading the Weather
The ability to read the weather is a valuable skill practiced by…
Vegetable Gardening: Your Next Step to Self-Sufficiency
You've made the big decision to cut bait and leave the rat…
Beginning and Ending with Seeds: Starting, Growing, and Saving Seeds
A garden offers some truly great benefits to those who undertake the…
French Intensive Gardening: Optimizing Your Output
If you are searching for a way to dramatically increase your harvest…
Tips from an Established Forest Garden
Starting a forest garden on your homestead is one of the best…
Garden Therapy: Getting in Touch with Your Roots
My introduction to gardening began with time spent in my grandfather’s garden.…
Turn a Spare Room Into a Grow Room: Produce Year-round Produce
It’s that time again. The weather is turning cold, telling us it…
Managing Invasive Plant Species on the Homestead
Invasive plant species anywhere on the homestead are a problem for the…
How to Grow a Food Forest in Five Years
In times of uncertainty such as these, becoming as self-sufficient as you…
Naked Gardening Exposed!
By now you’ve probably seen the Internet hoopla for World Naked Gardening…
Growing Red Wine Cap Mushrooms on the Homestead
Homesteaders are constantly trying to find a new product they can produce…
Seeds of Control: OMG it’s GMO!
The signs of spring have arrived, even in the frozen north. I’ve…