Gardening, Cooking & DIY Living
You might be surprised at just how easy it is to create, grow and maintain an incredible, highly productive organic garden. And, in the process, supply you and your family with delicious, chemical-free vegetables! Contrary to popular belief, organic gardening
Is it really possible to keep composting efforts going all winter long? You bet it is! And it can make all the difference for having more than enough compost on hand for next year’s garden season. Unfortunately, as fall turns
When it comes to self-sufficient living, nothing quite compares to the benefits of raising chickens in your backyard. Our small flock of hens provide us with so much more than just great tasting eggs. They also help eliminate weeds, keep
When it comes to our garden and the food we provide for our family, we like to keep everything natural – and that includes any and all types of fertilizers used on our plants. The simple truth is, when it comes
As the Spring season begins – it’s hard to believe we are heading into our 5th growing season at the farm! One thing we have learned from the past four years is that a little chore work now in the early season
For those that follow along with our little farm and website – you know how important it is for us to keep things simple and inexpensive – and there is no better example of that than our garden. When it
As the farm and our website have grown over the course of the last few years – we have had more and more requests from our readers and followers asking us to consider hosting gardening and canning classes at the
To put it simply – soil is to vegetable plants what food is to humans. With little or no food – human become sick and would eventually perish. The same goes for those tomato and pepper plants in your garden!
Compost is a necessity if you want to have great soil and healthy, productive plants. Along with cover crops, compost is one of the two major components that are critical to our garden’s success year after year. However, for many
There are few things that can make your garden more successful than compost. Compost, or “Black Gold” as it is so often called, improves soil vitality and structure – and significantly bolsters your plants health and yields. The best part