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Here you'll find my most most recent blog posts. Explore everything from companion planting and vertical gardening to raising meat birds and water glassing eggs. Don't miss my farm-to-table recipes!
Grilled Garlic Scapes – EASY and Delicious!
Garlic scapes are only available for 1-2 weeks a year, so they are a precious treat that we look forward to each season! Since they are such a unique item, they can be a little intimidating to figure out how best to cook them if you’ve never had them before. It took us a few
How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Onions
Knowing how to grow onions well and have them store for up to 9 months feels like a rite of passage for homesteaders, doesn’t it? There’s definitely an art to it, but once you crack the code, you feel like you want to shout it to the rooftops. Plus, if you’re wanting to live a
What is a Fairy Egg? Is Your Hen Healthy?
Finding a miniature egg in your hens’ nesting box can be quite surprising, but don’t panic! These are called fairy eggs, and they can happen for many different reasons. Most of the time, they are nothing to worry about and are just a fun surprise, but sometimes it can be a cause for concern (which
Essential Oil Tick Repellent Recipe (Dog-Safe!)
Not only are ticks in that creepy-crawly category that gives most of us the heebie-jeebies, but they can be downright dangerous. Between Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Alpha-Gal (just to name a few), it’s a smart move to deter ticks from hitching a ride on you (or your dog) as much as possible.
5 Best (and 3 Worst) Companion Plants for Tomatoes
Adding some companion plants for tomatoes is an excellent way to maximize the productivity and health of your tomato plants. Not only that, but picking the right plants could help deter pests and reduce the risk of disease, such as blight. Alternatively, there are certain plants that aren’t friends with tomatoes and should be left in a
The 6 BEST Chickens for Cold Climates
If you live in a cold climate, choosing the right chicken breeds is important to ensure that your flock will not only survive but thrive through those long and brutal winters. Some breeds will happily trod through the snow and continue laying while others easily succumb to frostbite, stop laying entirely, and can even perish