I haven't always loved vegetables, my five-a-day used to be made up mostly of fruit, but I have always loved green beans. When I was growing up, green beans and baby corn were a staple side dish with ...
When to Water Plants: The Best Time to Water Indoor or Outdoor Garden
Do you enjoy growing a vegetable garden? What about growing beautiful flowers all around your yard? Planting can be time-consuming in the beginning but also rewarding. The trick is making sure ...
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 ...
10 Homemade All Purpose Cleaners to Keep Your Home Sparkling Bright
In the recent months, I have been trying my best to rid my home of unnecessary chemicals. I started by switching from store bought skincare and shower products, like deodorant and bubble bath, to ...
How to Create Sustainable Lasagna Gardening in Only 6 Simple Steps
Are you tired of battling excessive weeds in your garden? Maybe you feel as though gardening is becoming excessively labor intensive for you? What if you want an easier method of gardening all the ...
15 Delicious & Healthy Asian Vegetables You Must Know About
Do you ever get in the mood for certain dishes from different parts of the world? I go through spells where I love Mexican cuisine. But lately, I’ve been into Asian cuisine. I saw a post on a ...
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 ...
Authentic Raw Honey vs Regular Honey: What’s the Difference?
Do you enjoy the delicious, sweet taste of honey on a fresh slice of bread? Where do you get the honey you slather on your bread? If you say from your local beekeeper, this is excellent news! If ...
29 Extraordinary Homemade Ice Cream Recipes You Should Try
I got one of those kinds of gimmicky ice cream makers for Christmas this year; you know the ones where you pop some cream and flavoring into a container and shake it? Mine worked to an extent, ...