Colorful carrots!
Posted in: Homesteading Tags: gardening, growing carrots, raspberries, self-sufficient living
My middle son, Ben, has a thing for carrots. When we were seed shopping he just kept picking out packets. His favorites were the Purple Haze, a truly purple carrot. The yellow jumbos were also kind of cool he thought. So in the end, he settled on three types. Today we harvested from all three [...]
A milestone in my gardening!
Posted in: Homesteading Tags: gardening, growing own food, Homesteading, self-sufficient living
Today I reached a milestone in my gardening and my quest to be more self-sufficient. Tonight I looked at our dinner plate and realized that everything but the pork tenderloin came our of my garden! We’re not looking to do meat production of any kind at this point so for me, this is about as [...]
Spring harvest!
I admit, I don’t have a covered bed yet. I’m just getting to enjoying my first spring harvests now. Many hardcore gardeners have enjoyed early greens already but I won’t let that diminish my first harvests! Radishes and spinach! I even got creative the other day. I took out a bit of frozen lard and [...]
Spring flowers
Several years ago, I noticed color in my then, ugly, nearly lifeless raised beds. It was spring and the color stuck out! I ventured out into the cool April weather and lo and behold, I discovered beautiful flowers. They were similar to my wild Eastern Columbines but instead of the bright yellow and reds, there [...]
Frugal gardening supplies
Posted in: General, Homesteading Tags: cheap gardening supplies, cheap raised beds, frugal gardening supplies, gardening ideas, stone raised beds
I live in New England. That means that I manage to grow rocks when nothing else will grow. LOL! Actually, during the last Ice Age, a glacier carried millions of tons of rocks with it to this area and as it melted and recessed back, the rocks were deposited (heavily) throughout this region. Early settlers [...]
Spring on the homestead
I’ve just ended my maply syrup season here in New England. I could have gotten another week of sap production but being that this was my first year REALLY attempting to harvest more than a pint, I did well. I’ve learned that I need to have a more efficient evaporation system and fire area. This [...]
Homesteading-A state of mind, NOT location
Posted in: General, Homesteading Tags: Homesteading, modern homesteading, what is homesteading
Yep, I added a new category to the blog. HOMESTEADING! I think homesteading can mean different things to different people. I don’t live out in the middle of the boonies (well, for some of you city mice, it might seem that way ) and we’re not completely self-sufficient. I love camping with my family too [...]
It’s maple syrup season!
Pop quiz! What time of year is it when the days are above freezing and the nights are below freezing? Well? Any ideas? Hint for you. It’s the makings for SWEET SUCCESS! It’s tappin’ time! No, no, no, you don’t go around tapping on trees and asking who’s there. LOL. It’s time to tap into [...]