Tag: Gardening
It’s Been a Busy Summer on the Homestead
We've been super busy on the homestead with both planned and unplanned chores. It's prime time for outdoor activities.
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.
Vegetables, Critters and Bees on the Homestead
The garden is flourishing, the bees are piling up the honey, and an assortment of young critters is trying to make our homestead their home.
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.
My Best Preps for 2022 and Plans for 2023
Reviewing our 2022 prepping accomplishments and looking ahead to what we plan to do in 2023.
Fall Activities on the Homestead
With a hard freeze expected this coming week, we have to wrap up our pre-winter preps on the homestead, but it isn't all work and no play.
How to add Calories to your Long Term Storage Plan
Storing food is critical to survival, but raising your own food can provide critical calories and help extend the life of your food storage.
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.
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.
Homesteading Activities Kick into High Gear
As our last frost date is behind us and temperatures rise, we "spring" into full speed, as do our bees and the plants in our garden beds.










