With the economy the way it is and interests rates the way they are, many people feel they need to put their homestead goals on pause. Self sufficiency seems like an elusive dream. But perhaps if you think about what you can do with less space and not your 20 acre dream property, you might […]

'No Dig’ gardening, the ingenious, increasingly popular method pioneered by Englishman Charles Dowding, lets you make the most of your vegetable garden—without spending all your time weeding.

It’s 2024 and everyone loves the idea of homesteading. And what’s more natural than a beautiful homesteading design that incorporates houseplants that can benefit your home year-round! Houseplants offer much more than aesthetically pleasing greenery. They are essential elements in homesteading designs, providing a host of benefits that enhance your off-grid lifestyle. From improving indoor … Create a Off-Grid Oasis in 2024: Houseplants as Essential Elements in Homesteading Designs Read More »

The last couple of days I have given you 12 months of frugal living and 12 months of healthier living. Today I'm going to share my last one which is 12 months to homesteading. If you've always wanted to know how to start homesteading, you'll want to keep reading. This post contains affiliate links.

Have a look at our fabulous collection of DIY ideas to plan your own vegetable garden, to help create one that is attractive and edible.

Self-reliant living starts with re-skilling, and unless you have a mentor handy, there's no better way than hitting the books. These are my favorite books for self reliant living, and they're taught me more than

Permaculture food forests are autopilot gardens that need little human intervention except in the beginning. Here's how to build one.

Have a look at our fabulous collection of DIY ideas to plan your own vegetable garden, to help create one that is attractive and edible.

No matter how finished I think my garden is or how many years I've been doing it, I am always looking for inspiration to make it work better or look better. These are some of the gardens I reference for inspiration all the time. Dear Diary, Today is April 23rd and I'm worried I've...Read More

Tiered planters are beautiful and easy to do! You can DIY or buy one. Take a look at these amazing planter ideas and choose your favorite!

Turn your grass clippings into a valuable resource. Find out how to use grass clippings effectively on your homestead and reduce waste.

August has settled in like honey— sticky and sweet. The mornings greet us with dewdrops and cooler temperatures. But the sun, rich and golden, will still warm the days. The air is thick with change. Summer is fading into something more earnest. A squirrel on our front porch is eating a peach from ou

25 best vegetable garden design ideas & easy layout plans for beginners & pros to grow your own food in a front or backyard edible landscape.

For the last 5-10 years gardening with raised beds has seemingly been the most popular method of backyard gardening. It has been purported to solve…

Do you know that you can recycle some old items and build a beautiful raised garden bed for your flowers and veggies? The best part is that won't break the bank.

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Permaculture food forests are autopilot gardens that need little human intervention except in the beginning. Here's how to build one.

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Hugelkultur is a method of making a garden bed using waste wood and available nitrogen, that preserves those nutrients and gives them up to growing plants over several seasons. Like compost, a hugelkultur bed or hugel bed makes use of carbon and nitrogen to decompose and create humus, while generating both heat and moisture. Hugelkultur ... Read More about An improved hugelkultur bed for older homesteaders

If you are an avid gardener or wish to have a potting shed for putting around, why not add one to your garden for a charming environment.

After four months of hard work it’s done: our new vegetable garden is ready.

7 best vegetable garden layout ideas on soil, sun orientations, spacing, varieties, plans & design secrets to create productive & beautiful kitchen gardens.

Learn how to amend and fertilize garden bed soil before planting or between seasons, with tips on compost, mulch, no-till and more!

If you want to fit more animals, gardens, and growing spaces on your homestead, this 1 acre homestead layout will help you optimize your acreage and yield.

Come learn how to build a wood 3-bay compost bin with our step-by-step guide, including supplies, design drawings, tips and tons of photos!

How did primitive potters harvest clay? People have been making pottery for millennia, and convenient hobby shops have only been a thing for a few decades at best. Before that, people harvested their own clay

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7 best vegetable garden layout ideas on soil, sun orientations, spacing, varieties, plans & design secrets to create productive & beautiful kitchen gardens.

I’ve had a lot of gardens over the years. My early gardens consisted of mainly raised garden beds. When I say raised…

This is the complete vanilla beans growing and care guide to producing vanilla beans in your garden. Vanilla beans are highly sought-after for their exquisite

I finished the garden plans for 2020 for our current homestead! If you’ve read my post from last week, you are probably…

25 Best ideas to grow zucchini vertically in garden, raised beds or pots, with easy DIY trellises, arches, & tunnels for vegetable gardening!

Beginner or a guru growing vegetables, make mistakes. It's important to learn and move on. Here's a list of 8 mistakes NOT to make [LEARN MORE]

Ever wonder how expert gardeners know how to layout their vegetable gardens? Here's your guide to companion planting, succession planting, taxonomy, and growing requirements for all your crops with quick references and helpful infographics. Get ready for the biggest harvests you've ever had!

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My name is Allison Vallin Kostovick, and I’ve been an organic gardener in Maine for the past 20 years. Over that time, I’ve slowly been on a quest to create my very own secret garden nestled among the woods.

Are you not sure if you can make homesteading work with the amount of land you have? Here are 28 farm layout design ideas to inspire you.

Gardening work takes a lot of effort. Perhaps that is why summer residents are the best inventors. To make their work easier, get rid of monotonous processes, reduce the time of work, they find non-standard solutions with minimal financial investment

How to grow potatoes in garden soil, pots, or containers easily with big yields! Great tips & best ways to plant, harvest & store potatoes.

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We are accustomed to the monotonous rows of straight beds with a traditional, often very limited, set of vegetable crops grown exclusively for a good harvest. And the fact that the garden may...