How to Properly Store Preserved Food
One of my favorite ways to boost your food supply is the start preserving your own food. It can take a lot of time and effort but the satisfaction and security you will experience once you have the skills and knowledge and a stocked pantry are so worth it. Knowing...
How to Start your own Vegetable Garden
Have been wanting to start growing your own groceries for awhile now, but don't know where to start? Starting your first garden may seem overwhelming but with a few easy steps and a plan, you can set yourself up for a bountiful garden with fresh vegetables all season...
The Best Homesteading and Gardening Podcasts for Self-Sufficiency
One of the first steps to starting a homestead is conducting a LOT of research. When we really started entertaining the idea of becoming more self-sufficient, I read many articles, watched lots of videos, and listened to many podcasts. What I love about...
How to Choose the Right Garden Soil for any Project
If there was one thing that I recommend to a beginner gardeners it would be to make sure you choose the right garden soil for your project. Choosing the wrong type of soil can be a huge and costly mistake and deterimental to the survival of your plants. The decision...
Freezing Fresh Herbs
Growing herbs is an easy way to get started with gardening and is often one of the easiest types of plants to grow. Herbs can grow fast and if you are not using them frequently, they may go to waste. Freezing frozen herbs is a quick and easy preservation method....
Homemade Mint Extract
Do you have an abundance of mint? Mint is one of those plants that while extremely useful and great to grow, can take over other plants due to its ability to grow with little maintenance. We have always been successful in growing mint, it does really well in most...
5 Common Vegetable Garden Problems and How to Solve Them
Having a successful, productive garden is so satisfying that I look forward to it every year. Even though the harvest is always well worth it, each year there seems to be a new issue, problem, disease, or pest that requires some sort of treatment. After many years of...
4 Common Watering Mistakes to Avoid
Making sure that your garden routinely gets a sufficient amount of water every week is one of the most important tasks for a gardener. Even though the concept of creating a watering routine seems obvious and easy, there are many different ways to manage the watering...
6 Vegetables to Plant in August for a Fall Garden
Many beginner gardens are so accustomed to starting a garden in April or May each year. However, mid-August is also another great time to plant and start a fall garden. There are so many fall garden vegetables that you can plant in August for a fall garden and get a...
6 Reasons to Start Homesteading Today
It is funny to be how some people believe that homesteading requires you to buy a farm, move to the mountains of Tennessee and live off the grid. While that is one form of homesteading, and sounds pretty awesome to me, this is not what homesteading looks like for...