by Tess Pennington | February 2018 | Featured, Garden
Who’s itching to get back in the garden and start growing some yummy veggies? For those who are in the “I can’t wait” group (I’m definitely in this group), there are a few vegetable varieties that you can grow now and tend to do well in...
by Tess Pennington | February 2018 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Guides
While the weather outside is still on the chilly side, many are making use of their time indoors and get a headstart on the upcoming gardening season by starting seeds indoors. Doing so results in earlier and longer harvests. This economic gardening method...
by Tess Pennington | January 2018 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Guides
Barley is a high-yielding cereal grain that can be adapted to many parts of the homestead. It can be used as a tasty cereal, ground into flour, sprouted for super food, grown as fodder for livestock (which can save you lots of money when using homemade fodder in...
by Tess Pennington | January 2018 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Guides
For many of us, our jobs dictate that we live near a city and, as a result, our yards are smaller and may not provide adequate space for a large garden. As well, those that are renting homes may also be limited to what they can do with a yard. For a short time, I...
by Tess Pennington | January 2018 | Featured, Garden, Sustainability
January is a great time to clear out your seed storage bin and remove last year’s garden seed. I don’t know about you, but I hate throwing out perfectly good seeds. Instead, I use some for seed for homemade chicken feed, some for sprouting to give the...
by Tess Pennington | January 2018 | Featured, Garden
All of the snow accumulation from the extreme temperatures occurring through the country could be doing your garden some good. That right, folks snow is great for the garden! Snow insulates plants and trees Snow cover protects plants from harsh, drying winter winds...
by Tess Pennington | December 2017 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Guides
Are you one of the many wondering what is the best organic seed starting mix out there? While there are many products to choose from, you never quite know what was added to it. For instance, in some pre-mixed seed starting formulas, chemical fertilizers are added and...
by Tess Pennington | November 2017 | Featured, Garden, Uncategorized
In my household, gardening has always been a family affair. As a child, I would wander around my grandfather’s garden amazed at how much he could grow in such a small patch of dirt. My grandfather was a product of his time and had a quiet way about him. One of the...
by Tess Pennington | November 2017 | Featured, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Fresh foods are readily available and usually only a quick drive down to the local store, but this accessibility may come with a price – your health. Did you know that 850,000,000 pounds of conventional pesticide are applied across the nation each year? This...
