Many years ago we had a neighbor who would bake Irish Soda Bread. Every St Patrick's Day, Judy or her husband would run a loaf across the road to us, packaged and perfect for St Patrick's Day …
A $60 Tomato and other dirty truths of the Home Garden
It has been said that homesteading is a simple life of abundance, an independent more self-reliant way of living. It's also dirty, smelly, hard work and kind of expensive when you mess up, because …
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How to start Sweet Potatoes at home
Sweet Potatoes are delicious, nutritious and actually fairly easy to grow. With ordinary potatoes, you cut up pieces and plant those directly in the ground. Sweet Potatoes, however, grow from "slips" …
Easy Lemon Vinegar for Cleaning
If you are like me and making the most of citrus season, you may have a lot of rinds starting to accumulate. This is a How-To to create your own easy Lemon Vinegar for Cleaning. The process works for …
My Top 5 vegetables to grow with limited space and a tight budget
Figuring out what to grow is almost as much trouble as figuring out how to grow it, especially when you have a smaller space and not a lot of money. To help a little, this is the list of my top 5 …
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The one thing everyone should grow
There is one thing everyone should grow is... HERBS! Herbs are a very large collection of plants with culinary or medicinal uses...and sometimes both. They are incredibly versatile, with a …