Tag: Gardening
Inflation is Everywhere; Thank Goodness for Home-Grown Food
Inflation hits hardest in the grocery store, but you can offset that with a garden and livestock. It can also add some spending money to your pocket.
We’ve got Beans Coming out of our Ears
Our garden is producing well, maybe even over-producing. Anyone have a good recipe that uses green beans and zucchini?
It’s Better to get Shocked than Stung
This is the peak of production on the homestead. In a survival situation, this is when we would be packing on pounds to get us through the winter.
11 Hens A-Laying
We have gone from harvesting 12 or 13 eggs per day in the Spring of 2022 to 7 in the summer of 2023, but that's an improvement over last month.
Make this the Year You Garden
With the way the world looks today, there has never been a better time to plant a garden. If the SHTF, you will value every calorie you produce.
It’s Harvest Time at the Homestead
It's peak harvest time on the homestead, but our raised beds would never be enough to sustain us during an emergency.
Trees, Bees, and the Great Outdoors
The harvest continues and the work doesn't end. After a rainy weekend, we get outside to harvest honey, vegetables and do chores.
Inflation Hits the Homestead, Plus Survival Gardening
Have you ever checked the caloric content of vegetables? Many of them offer just a coupe hundred calories per pound. Give yourself survival options.
Homestead Life is Tiring but Fulfilling
In our second year on the homestead, the progress we have made from last year is evident. We have not realized its full potential, but we are underway.
It’s Time to Raise Some of your Own Food
Raising some of your own food can help you add valuable calories to your diet and and save money, but you need to start now.