Having a functional herb garden is one of the hallmarks of a working homestead!!! It makes cooking so much more enjoyable and flavorful! You can make your own tea and medicinals, anytime you want! Let’s talk about how to design an herb garden in your yard with what you have to work with! Ok, so I’m…
The Garden
How to Grow Fruit Trees Organically
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times….you can’t grow fruit trees organically. I beg to differ. While it’s not a perfect system, because there isn’t one, my simple 3-step plan will explain and demonstrate how to successfully grow fruit trees organically! Fruit trees can be particularly difficult to grow without chemicals,…
How to Grow the Best Strawberries Using Chives
It’s that time of year! Springtime brings strawberries, one of my personal favorites! Let’s learn how to grow the best strawberries using chives! Wha??!! What do chives have to do with strawberries? Everything!! Hang in there with me! A couple of weeks ago, I went out back to take a look at how the…
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes Indoors
Have you ever wondered how to grow sweet potatoes? I absolutely LOVE sweet potatoes! They are not only incredibly healthy for you, but studies ranked the sweet potato #1 vegetable in overall nutrition Sweet potatoes are a good source of fiber and Vitamin A, but they also boast of Vitamin C, manganese, copper, pantothenic…
The Right Way to Freeze Strawberries
Strawberry season is right around the corner! Whether you pick your berries at a U-pick farm, grocery store or gather them from your own garden, you’ll want to know “How to Freeze Strawberries”. I absolutely LOVE to freeze strawberries, we use them all year round! We are big smoothie fans, but frozen berries are also…
21 Amazing Strawberry Recipes
Spring is just around the corner, and that means strawberries! Here’s 21 strawberry recipes to excite your taste buds and get you cooking! If I could figure out a way to eat strawberries each and every day, I would! With a little planning, you can be ready to enjoy these spring delicacies as well…
Edible Perennial Gardening
Growing your own food is a delicate balance between your own personal time and energy, weather conditions but most importantly, the decisions you make about what to grow on your property. Planting edible perennials to harvest and enjoy (pretty much) forever is an excellent investment of your time as a gardener and homesteader! Casually defined,…