Growing food in the high desert can be an incredible challenge, but I am living proof that you can be successful at it! If you follow a few simple methods to help combat the hot, dry, and windy conditions that are the norm in the southwest, you can be almost…
I’m beginning to think that I need to keep better records. Not of the seeds I have or where they’re planned to be in the garden or how much is harvested. No, I’ve gotten pretty good at keeping those records. What I’m not good at tracking is how much time…
I have a bookshelf full of homesteading books, resources, information, and magazines on all kinds of homesteading topics. I have dreamed about the day when we would live on enough acreage that we could easily keep livestock, grow an expansive garden, and maybe even make a bit of income from our excesses.…
I wouldn’t necessarily call it Buyers Remorse, because I am happy with the move we’ve made from the city to a more rural area… And we didn’t buy a new property in our move, we’re renters. So, instead I’ll call it an Incredibly Steep Learning Curve. Over the course of…
We have been actively growing as much of our food as possible on our tiny plot for a few years now. And for those few years, we have been kicking our own asses in an attempt to grow as much of our food as possible. There’s the seed starting and…
Echinacea, also known as the Purple Coneflower, is a perennial flower that is known for its beauty and medicinal purposes alike. When in full bloom, Echinacea will attract both butterflies and bees and will make you want to spend countless hours in the garden watching all of the action! In…
Last weekend, in celebration of the warm days, the extended forecast (no hard freezes in the foreseeable future) and the inspiration to sow some seeds, we finally got outside for a couple of hours, cleaned up a few of the beds, and pushed the first seeds of 2014 into soil!…
Whether you are living in an apartment or living on acres of land, it is possible to grow at least some of your own food…all it takes is the simple act of sowing seeds! Now, a couple of years ago, I have to admit, I was a little nervous to…