“One of the most valuable assets in my garden is my greenhouse. It has allowed me to grow plants that I normally would not be able to grow,
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Growing Uncommon Vegetables In Your Garden
“Stroll through the majority of supermarkets, you will see remarkably similar vegetable types and varieties wherever you live. We sure do love our lettuce, orange carrots, white potatoes,
Washing Wool Fleece By Hand – The Basics
“Washing wool fleece is the first step to getting it ready for carding. Once fleece is carded its ready to use for felting, or spinning it into yarn.
Buying Adult Chickens At Auction Or Market
“There is something to be said for buying a chicken, bringing it home, and having her lay an egg that first day. After all, a baby chick can
Make An Easy Refreshing Violet Soda
“The arrival of spring is made even sweeter with the emergence of delicate purple violets in our garden. Violets are not only pretty, they are also edible. They
Raising Chickens From Eggs – Tips & Tricks
“I love raising chickens and especially when I get to see them hatch right in front of me. There’s nothing like going out and gathering eggs from the
What To Do If You Cannot Grow A Garden
“I am blessed, because nearly everyday I come in contact with someone who tells me they’re starting their first garden ever. But every now and then, someone tells
An Introduction To Raising Turkeys On The Homestead
“We love turkey. For sausage, for burger, for the drumsticks, at Thanksgiving. And, if you have chickens already, adding in a turkey or two on the backyard homestead
Growing Kale
“Today we’re going to talk about growing kale. Mine from the fall is still growing. In fact, it’s about 3 feet tall and even though we’ve had some
Homemade Insecticidal Soap
You guys. I feel almost guilty about posting this recipe! It is so simple, so easy and so cheap. But let’s not start there, shall we? Let’s start
Raising Worms For Castings
“Our first attempt at raising worms for castings (poop) was a complete disaster from the very start. In fact, I thought about naming this post “Our Worm Farm
How To Harvest Linen Flax
“Linen, a specially selected variety of the flax plant, grown for its long, unbranched stocks, is harvested 100 days after planting, before the seeds are fully ripe. The
Chia Seeds Are The Ultimate Survival Food For Long-Term Storage
“In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, there’s a lot of renewed interest in preparedness. One thing we all learned from the disaster is that when the power grid
Building An Underground Cistern
“In this example a DIY brick cistern is used to store filtered water. This one holds about 9450 Litres of water (about 2500 gallons plus or minus 20
Black Soldier Fly Composter / Automatic Chicken Feeder
“We have had much success harvesting Black Soldier Fly Larvae to feed our chickens, but we needed a new design. After much thought, this is the design that
How To Make A Solar-Powered Battery Charger
“The storms that blew through the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic on June 29 left us, along with millions of other people and all of the businesses in my town,
Using An Appleseed Processor To Make Biodiesel
“This is my tutorial for using my Appleseed processor to make biodiesel. Biodiesel is a great way to go green, and cut your carbon footprint quite substantially, not
How To Make Maple Syrup At Home
“I’ve always thought of thick, golden, pure maple syrup as one of the truly natural foods, even though I never tasted the real thing until I tried my
How To Get Rid Of Fruit Flies
Every summer, I end up with at least one fruit fly infestation. It starts out innocently enough — I’ll notice a fruit fly or two buzzing around a
Do It Yourself Refills For Any Plug-in Air Freshener
“I’m about to get hippie on you all. Plugin air fresheners (and tons of other stuff) have something called VOC in them. VOC stands for “volatile organic compounds”
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