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“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”

Believing that we could produce more, consume less and have a positive impact on our environment, all while living on 1/8 acre in the middle of the city, this quote became the mantra of our small family as we began our journey into a homesteading way of life. We spent 7 years building raised beds, chickens coops, and top bars bee…
March 1, 2015
2013 Harvest Totals

2013 Harvest Totals

After a banner year in 2012, I have to admit that I have been quite disappointed with our harvest totals for 2013. Not that ~200 lbs of food is anything to sneeze at, but the comparison is a bit sad. The truth is, there are factors that can be controlled (my attention to sprouts and plants alike, my complete inability…
December 14, 2013

Reuniting Kids w/ Nature – Veggie Garden in a Bag

MATERIALS: A bag of organic topsoil, organic vegetable seeds, scissors TIME FRAME:   60 minutes PROCEDURE: With permission, go out into your yard and find a spot that you can plant your own little garden in. Remember, your space will need to get 6 to 8 hours of sun each day and need to have access to a water source…
October 26, 2013
2013 Potato Harvest

2013 Potato Harvest

Well, despite our best efforts and great plans, our potato harvest this year has been another failure.  Let's look at the numbers:German ButterballPlanted - 5 lbsHarvested - 3 lbs 1 ozAll BluePlanted - 2.5 lbsHarvested - 2 lbs 14 ozSweet Our sweet potatoes were a bonus this year as they were only planted after a piece of a sweet potato was…
October 21, 2013
Grow, Harvest, Eat

Grow, Harvest, Eat

Last weekend was an absolute whirlwind of activity!  Do you ever feel like you need another weekend to recover from your weekend?  Yeah...me too!  Happy Monday!!! There was the work on the chicken coop first thing Friday morning in order to help make the Ladies a bit happier after all the rains and mud and chilly nights we've been having.…
September 30, 2013
Grow, Harvest, Eat

Grow, Harvest, Eat

Some day soon I will catch everyone up on what's been happening in my life...in our lives...but for now, we'll stick with the literal fruits of our labors. Sometimes, when life gets challenging, it's best to just keep doing what you're doing, release the things that aren't working or that you don't have any control over and do your best…
September 23, 2013
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