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Feeding Rabbits on the Homestead

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Like all pets, rabbits need a balanced diet in order to thrive. Because 20% of a rabbit’s entire body weight is occupied by its digestive system, diet is especially important to a bunny's health. Many of the pellet foods that are provided in the US market contain everything that your rabbit will need nutrition-wise. They are also the simplest option – even though some of them are high in calories compared to what a rabbit would eat out in the wild. They can be kind of pricey though. If you are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Homestead Tagged With: bunnies, Buns, costs, feed, Fiber, Fodder, garden, Grass, hay, Homestead, Lettuce, Manure, meat, non gmo, Pellets, pet, produce, Rabbit, sprouting, Vegetables, veggies, Weeds, wheat berries

Get Rid of Slugs in Your Garden Naturally

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For the first time in my gardening career I am facing a slug invasion. Slugs can be a problem when it comes to plants and vegetables. Many gardeners have been reduced to near tears after seeing the fruits of their labor eaten by slugs. If you’re gardening organically this makes the task of getting rid of slugs that much harder. This is my first year gardening at our new homestead so it would appear that slugs may be a problem in our new location but so far I am having success keeping them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: beer, corn meal, Egg Shells, garden, hair, Homestead, natural, naturally, organic, Plants, Slugs, trap, Vegetables

What is a Victory Garden? Do We Need Them Now?

By Tiffany 16 Comments

I am kind of fascinated with the idea of victory gardens. They are vegetable, fruit and herb gardens planted during world wars l & ll to ensure adequate food supply to the troops and civilians.  They were planted at private residences and also public places. Public authorities, businesses, schools and seed companies worked together to grow more vegetables in order to reduce the pressure on the food supply at a critical time in our history.  People were asked to produce more of their own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Corporations, country, Depression, food, garden, growing, Herbs, self sufficient, supply, US, Vegetables, Victory Garden, war, world war

Great Gardening Books for Kids

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This is the time of year when garden plans start to come together. You may already have seedlings growing indoors so that they will be ready for transplant when the threat of snow and frost has finally passed. You might be itching to get outside and start digging in the dirt. I know I am! It is important to me to grow at least some of my own food, even if it just keeps me in tomatoes or bell peppers all summer, that is a step towards sustainability and self sufficiency. It is important to me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Gardening Tagged With: Bell Peppers, Children Beds, Christina, Compost Piles, Digging In The Dirt, Enough Space, Ethnic Communities, Evening Supper, Extent, Garden Beds, Gardening Books, Giant Sunflowers, Heart Of The City, Local Foods, Pot Luck, Seedlings, Self Sufficiency, Sustainability, Time Of Year, Tomatoes, Vegetables

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Meet Tiffany

My name is Tiffany and I am a flower farmer and urban homesteader in Central Ohio with my husband, three children, and assorted furry friends. When I am not blogging I am usually thrift store shopping, gardening, wildcrafting and food foraging, or otherwise enjoying nature. Enjoy! Read More…

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