Building A Berry Abundant Permaculture Homestead
When it comes to growing an abundance of bush fruits on your homestead, or as I like to call it “building your own nature’s candy factory” there are a few …
Food Forests
Learn Grafting To Affordably Expand Your Permaculture Orchard
In my opinion, no permaculture homestead is complete without an orchard. Some of my fondest memories as a kid were centered around my grandparent’s and my parent’s orchard. Being able …
What Is Allelopathy?
When a plant produces one or more biochemicals that influence the germination, growth, survival, and reproduction of other plants. A common Allelopathic plant in North America is Black Walnut. Allelopathy …
The Value Of Mulberry Trees On A Permaculture Homestead
When I was a kid I would spend many weekends at my grandparent’s house, out behind their barn along the fence was a whole row (probably about 20) mulberry trees. …
Just Shootin’ The Breeze About Food Forests
Listen To The Podcast The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode 142 – May 31, 2020 – Just Shootin’ The Breeze About Food Forests. I Discuss: How the garden overall is coming …
Chatting About Elderberry (Mostly) With Guest John Moody
On today’s podcast episode I have a chat with the author, speaker, and homesteader John Moody about growing and using Elderberry and his new book on the subject. Listen To …
Living Fences: Trees, Hedges and Fedges
In this podcast episode, I discuss creating privacy or a barrier using living fences, made from trees, hedges, and fedges. Homestead Updates: Kombucha is a success and will continue to …
Thoughts On Hugelkultur, Food Forests, Aquaponics and Other Popular Food Growing Methods
On today’s podcast episode 58 I give my thoughts on a few popular food growing methods that seem to be the hot topics in homesteading today. Are these methods something …
