A homestead garden is a long-term commitment. It can take between 5-10 years just to develop high-quality soil. By gradually improving your soil year after year, your harvests will become more ...
13 Ideas to Make an Elegant French Garden
My love of gardening began on a trip to France many years ago. That was the first time I realized that some people treated gardening as a pleasure rather than a chore. The French gardeners I met ...
21 Things to Know Before You Buy an Old Farmhouse
When I first started looking for a homestead, I was looking at lots of old farmhouses. I wanted to restore something with a bit of history. Unfortunately, the reality of buying an old farm was a lot ...
How to Cope With COVID-19 and Self-Quarantine as a Homesteader
On some level, most of us homestead so that we can be ready in the event of an emergency. Well, frankly we’re facing one today. Countries around the world are working hard to try to slow the spread of ...
Duckquaponics: How to Use Duck Manure Water in Your Garden
It’s easy to use ducks to directly apply manure in land-based systems. Basically, all you need to do is confine ducks where you want them to fertilize and let them eat, drink, be merry, and poop (a ...
Choosing Plants for Your Garden – Everything You Need to Consider
Choosing the Right Plants for Your Garden - The Considerations and Care Requirements I had an amazing patch of Lily of the Valley growing in acidic clay soil, in full sun at my old house. Recently, ...
11 Healthy Crops to Plant in Your Garden Year-Round
I love growing all the farmers market favorite vegetables like beets, lettuce, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, and more. However, as a homesteader I want to keep on homesteading indefinitely, so ...
9 Options to Keep Ducks Around the Homestead
If you want to raise amazing avians that are perfect for improving soil, nourishing perennial plants, and helping with insect control, ducks absolutely fit the bill. Deciding how to house them is ...
How to Raise Ducklings More Naturally in a Brooder
Raising ducklings is one of the most entertaining experiences you can have on a homestead. Whether you do it yourself in a brooder or let a mama duck do the raising for you, the pleasure of ...