Becoming More Resiliant One Day at a Time
Being more self-sufficient is not only a good idea in today’s world with all of the economic challenges, but it’s all the rage as well! Self-sufficiency makes you less dependent upon the grid and the food system, while you provide for many of your own needs. Whether a natural disaster hits or you…
As Fall approaches, it’s time to get the strawberry patch weeded, fertilized and expanded! I want to show you how easy it is to create new strawberry plants through propagation! Here’s my train-wreck of a strawberry patch! I’ve ignored it since harvest time (Spring), other than to “chop and drop” the chives. But with some…
I’ll admit that I’m a bit depressed that tomato season is coming to a close….but never fear, you can still have tomato plants when the snow flies. How? Well, let me show you “How to Over Winter Tomato Plants”! While it would be quite impossible (and somewhat crazy!) to bring your entire plant inside,…
I know that fall is right around the corner when I start to see those sweet little sugar pumpkins at the store and the farmer’s market! Once I’m finished using them as fall decor, I like to bake them and use them in pumpkin recipes! Here’s “How to Bake a Pumpkin”! Baking pumpkins is…
I’ve been there. Broke. Not just a little broke, like WAY broke. So, how to homestead when you’re broke? Stay with me and find out! As I write this somewhat personal post about my past, I’m thinking about the single moms and dads out there who are trying to homestead. When I was 25 years…