Imagine this: Each weekend, your family gathers to care for your garden. The joy in your children's eyes as they realize they've successfully grown a tomato is priceless. They excitedly inform you that they're the architects behind planting and watering those tomatoes, indicating a newfound attachment to their hard work. Do you like this sense of accomplishment and connection as part of your family's routine? Then, it's time to include gardening in your list of family activities. Prepared … [Read more...]
Best Cover Crops for Your Raised Beds and Garden
When it comes to successful gardening in raised beds, one often overlooked but incredibly beneficial practice is planting cover crops. Cover crops are like the unsung heroes of the gardening world, working quietly beneath the soil's surface to improve its health, prevent erosion, suppress weeds, and enhance nutrient availability. In this article, we will explore the best cover crops for raised beds to help you make the most of your gardening efforts. Why Cover Crops for Raised Beds? Before … [Read more...]
What Homestead Life Really Looks Like
When you choose to live a homestead life, you will enrich your life in so many ways. It will be a different way to raise your kids and a whole new lifestyle. It might not always be easy, but it is worth considering if you want to enhance your life. Here are a few things about the lifestyle that you need to understand. Self-sufficiency One big reason many people choose the homesteading lifestyle is to eat and provide the family with their own food. It can teach you to be self-sufficient. … [Read more...]
Kick it Up a Notch With Herbs
Herbs are much more than a garnish. If you are only buying a bunch of cilantro for taco night and chives for your baked potato soup...you are missing out on all the other ways that herbs can enhance your life. Herbs are a powerhouse for healing and every homesteader and natural mother should have an arsenal of herbs in her home apothecary. Herbs also allow you to bring the food supply right to your doorstep. They are easy to grow making them an economical ingredient, no matter their intended … [Read more...]
Small Scale Aquaponics – Growing Greens With a Fish Tank
One of the biggest hopes you can have as a mom and an environmentalist is that your kids will want to take up your causes as they grow and mature. I could not be prouder of my oldest child (nearly 14) as he grows into a stellar young man. He is kind, empathetic, smart, a great cook and fisherman, and very much interested in sustainability and homesteading practices. He helps me in the garden and listens relentlessly to my babbling about political issues, food integrity, and saving the … [Read more...]
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