5 Tips For Permaculture Design Near A Septic System
A septic system is often considered a taboo area that is best left alone and not featured in your garden planning. However, utilizing this area of your property is not…
A Modern Homesteader’s Poem
Reflections On The Pursuit Of Modern Homesteading by Harold Thornbro Busy commutes, demands of a job,Freedom and peace, these things do rob.Long hours away, little time at home,Can things be…
8 Reasons Why Organic Soil Is Better
Think of the soil in your garden as a living, breathing, dynamic ecosystem. For soil to be healthy, it requires microorganisms, earthworms, etc., to break down the decaying plant and…
Pollarding and Coppicing Trees and Shrubs (Why and How)
Pollarding and Coppicing techniques are very similar but achieve slightly different goals. Each involves a method of pruning which ultimately results in more growth over time and shapes the tree…
8 Great Chainsaws For Homesteading You Can Get On Amazon
Working the homestead can be physically taxing but fulfilling. There’s something about shaping your lived environment that makes you feel well integrated where you live. But the work gets to…
10 Reasons To Start Homesteading Now, Right Where You Are
Homesteading is hard work! I'm writing this right now at night, and I'm tired and am quite often tired at the end of the day. So why do it? Is…
How To Make And Use Leaf Mold For Better Soil
The leaves are covering the homestead and as an act of good stewardship, you're wondering what's the best thing to do with them all. Have you ever made leaf mold…
12 Easy Ways To Keep Rabbits Out Of Your Organic Garden
Rabbits can be very cute and charming creatures…until they get into your garden and eat all the fruits and vegetables that you’ve worked so hard to grow. You can keep…
How Long Can Seeds Be Stored and How Should You Store Them?
If you are getting seeds in from your garden or if you’ve bought some from a local garden center, you might be wondering how soon you need to use them…
Alley Cropping vs. Silvopasture: What’s The Difference?
Alley cropping and silvopasture are both hot topics in agroforestry and permaculture. Unfortunately, their names don't do a great job of explaining what they are. So what are these two…
How To Harvest And Roast Sunflower Seeds For A Delicious Snack
So you grew the sunflowers and they fulfilled their purpose as the centerpiece of your garden, a trellis, or maybe a privacy screen and now they are standing 8 or…
What Causes Bitter Lettuce And What To Do About It
Lettuce is a fresh leafy green that's a popular addition to summer salads or sandwiches worldwide, and if you're into gardening, it's more than likely you will grow a variant…
Pole Beans Or Bush Beans: Which Should I Be Growing?
Pole beans and bush beans share a lot of similarities. After all, both are still types of green beans despite how different their names are. Yet, these two types of…
What Causes Broccoli Leaves to Turn White?
You plant your broccoli seeds, you water and nurture your plants waiting for the day of harvest. After all that work and time you notice a problem, your broccoli leaves…
Lambsquarters: Weed Or Valuable Garden Plant?
Lambsquarters is an extremely common plant that grows well in a variety of soils: in agricultural fields, in ditches beside roads, in forested areas, and in gardens. If you've spent…
12 Organic Methods For Controlling Squash Bugs
Squash bugs are one of the most common pests you're likely to find on squash plants in your vegetable garden and one of the most difficult to get rid of…