How to Thrive in Hard Times on the Homestead
One of my favorite recipes stays with me not for its overwhelming deliciousness (although it is pretty good), but for the adaptability it represents. Water Pie. It's about as simple as you might imagine: just flour, cooking oil, salt, and water for the crust, and flour, water, butter, sugar, and vanilla for the filling. At a glance, you can see…
Backyard Garden Dreamin’
Would you like to create an edible landscape? Some individuals are turning their lawns or small acreages into food-producing backyard gardens representing a sustaining, integrating system. These self-sufficient edible landscapes are often in yards where fruit trees, berry bushes, vegetable plants, and grape vines grow in a bio-diverse situation providing unadulterated food. It is amazing what one can raise in…
Will My Old Seeds Grow?
There’s an unspoken sense of gratification that lingers when we carry old seeds. They remind us of our accomplishments, blunders, and silly garden memories we’d otherwise forget. While most gardeners store seeds “just in case”, as the years go by, we eventually ask ourselves whether it’s time to use them or lose them. But unfortunately, there isn’t much detailed information…
How to Thrive in Hard Times on the Homestead
One of my favorite recipes stays with me not for its overwhelming deliciousness (although it is pretty good), but for the adaptability it represents. Water Pie. It's about as simple as you might imagine: just flour, cooking oil, salt, and water for the crust, and flour, water, butter, sugar, and vanilla for the filling. At a glance, you can see…
Backyard Garden Dreamin’
Would you like to create an edible landscape? Some individuals are turning their lawns or small acreages into food-producing backyard gardens representing a sustaining, integrating system. These self-sufficient edible landscapes are often in yards where fruit trees, berry bushes, vegetable plants, and grape vines grow in a bio-diverse situation providing unadulterated food. It is amazing what one can raise in…
Will My Old Seeds Grow?
There’s an unspoken sense of gratification that lingers when we carry old seeds. They remind us of our accomplishments, blunders, and silly garden memories we’d otherwise forget. While most gardeners store seeds “just in case”, as the years go by, we eventually ask ourselves whether it’s time to use them or lose them. But unfortunately, there isn’t much detailed information…
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