Let’s go back to basics, the modern way. Return to the wild, but still clean up nice. Let’s make homesteading approachable. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing. It just has to be something.
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How to Preserve Pumpkins
How to Preserve Pumpkins for year round use? Freeze them! Here is your quick and easy guide how to enjoy pumpkins year round. Read more
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On growing and drying herbs…
A homesteader is only as powerful as the garden they tend, but a chef is only as mighty as their herb garden. Herbs are the finesse, that depth of flavor and final touch that makes a good dish into a great meal. Here at home, keep a large vegetable garden, but the herb garden is… Read more
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How to Trick Mother Nature with a Cold Frame
In the northeast, farmers and gardeners often try to trick mother nature into giving us a longer growing season. Gardeners resort to a wide variety of methods; some simple and some elaborate. We build greenhouses, caterpillar tunnels, hoop houses, low tunnels, row covers, cloches, and cold frames. Read more
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How to Grow Victoriously
We are here to make homesteading approachable. The motto is “It doesn’t have to be all or nothing. It just has to be something.” Something is the baby steps, the small things that all amount to something really amazing. Read more
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Welcome Home.
When you hear the word “homestead” you might picture acres of land and rolling hills. Maybe it is isolated in the forest on the side of a snow covered mountain, nestled deep in a picturesque valley with a river through the middle, or out on the wind swept prairie surrounded by tall grass lands. Our… Read more