I've met so many gardeners who won't grow mint because they grew it once and it took over their garden. Meanwhile, I grow hundreds of mint plants and start more every year. Personally, I can't get ...
Edible Landscaping: How to Start a Beautiful Perennial Plot for Food Supply
One of the first things most new homesteaders do is start an annual vegetable garden. As a homesteader who happens to grow almost all of my food, I can tell you this is a great way to become more ...
3 Easy Ways to Radically Improve Your Soil Using Trench Composting
When I first started growing my own food, I dutifully began a three-bin compost system. I saved my browns and greens in two of those bins until I had the right amounts of each. I mixed my compost ...
How to Grow a Salad Garden from Seed to Table
Before I started growing our food, I spent a fortune on salad ingredients. It wasn't just the lettuce that cost so much. There were the tomatoes, herbs, specialty greens, radish, cucumbers, and more ...
How Train Your Goat to Milk on a Stand the Easy Way
About four years ago, I brought home my first doe to start my homestead dairy. Phoebe was “in milk” because her kids had been weaned hours earlier. By the time I got her home, her udder was so huge I ...
What Is Keyhole Garden, the Benefits, How to Plan and Build It
Do you remember those old-fashioned keys, nearly half a foot long, some so intricate they looked like works of art? The receiving side of the lock called to mind the outline of an angel. When ...
How to Grow Duckweed and Water Hyacinth for Cheap Livestock Fodder
I homestead on a really tight budget. I am always looking for ways to keep my animals healthy and cut my feed costs. Over the last few years, I've explored all kinds of methods for cutting feed ...
How to Train Your Goats to Use a Litter Box (and Save $40 Easily)
I am a full-time homesteader living on a tight budget. I am always looking for ways to save money. For a while, one of my most significant homesteading expenses was buying straw or other bedding for ...
10 Easy-to-Grow Alternative Greens to Diversify Your Salad
For the better part of the year, we live on salads. They are so easy to grow, good for us, and simple to prepare that they have been staples of our homestead diet for ages. I have to admit... a ...