Welcome to our adventures in growing our food and financial independence.
Yay self-sufficiency and ending the rat race!
All in Homesteading
What I am about to say is possibly the single greatest realization I recommend you come to before charging into the homestead arena. Depending on how much you pay…
In almost every instance of my life, civilian and military, people have always bemoaned the lack of this one thing. I’ll give you a little riddle…
Plant something you can eat! Even in a studio apartment, you can grow something. For example, when we were apartment living…
I am not the first person to understand or say the following: Homesteading is hard. If you are not serious about it, it will break you. In an effort to…
We are huge fans of Simple Living Alaska. And with 15 zucchini sitting on the counter right now, I’m going to get shredding to reclaim some of that space.
Do you remember when you were a kid and you were first learning to ride a bike…or better yet, learning to rollerblade? If you were anything like me, you were…
If you don’t have your own garden, homestead, or farm, entertain this short mental exercise. Think of a vegetable garden and pay attention as the HGTV version of this…
I remember making strawberry jam with my mom and sister when I was little. We’d drive (not very) far to a local berry farm, and pick…
Oh, weather in the Midwest. Wednesday, it was 53 and sunny. Thursday, we got 3 inches of snow. But don’t worry, it all melted on Friday, when it was sunny all day and 50 degrees! With that goofy blip behind us, we are now elbows-deep in…
I grew up like most other kids and even acquired a common view of a great many things, to include my views on plants. Jump forward in time and here I am fuming over how I would win the battle against the great nemesis of a nice lawn…
Plans don't survive first contact. Failing to plan is planning to fail. So... damned if you do, but damned if you don't?
