Category: Homesteading

Summer Solstice and West Virginia Day
Homesteading

Summer Solstice and West Virginia Day

Sarah

Today is June 20th. May you have a blessed Summer Solstice today. The longest day of the year, and the start of summer. But also the knowing that fall will be here in 3 months. This is the top of the light for the area. At our previous home, it was 16:02 for daylight on… Continue reading Summer Solstice and West Virginia Day

The Second Half of May In the Garden
Gardening · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

The Second Half of May In the Garden

Sarah

As I mentioned on May 16th, it has been a learning month for me in the Shenandoah Valley of West Virginia. The weather started very hot in May, with numerous thunderstorms, but as the month progressed, particularly into the 3rd and 4th weeks, it changed. It got cooler. No complaints on that, though. It made… Continue reading The Second Half of May In the Garden

Halfway Thru May In The Garden
Gardening · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

Halfway Thru May In The Garden

neverfreefarm

It's been a learning month for me in growing in the ShenandoahValley of West Virginia. I've had some big success, but also some losses, where I had to tell myself to cut my loss, pull, and replant something else better suited. Learning a new grow zone is worth it, but it's also a huge and… Continue reading Halfway Thru May In The Garden

Easy Vegetables To Raise In Grow Bags
Gardening · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

Easy Vegetables To Raise In Grow Bags

Sarah

When we were full-on homesteading at our place on Whidbey Island, I would periodically get someone posting on Facebook or Instagram, "Must be nice to have land. Most people live in an (insert apartment, condo, no backyard, etc)". The thing is, I have grown nearly every way there is - that is how deep my… Continue reading Easy Vegetables To Raise In Grow Bags

Review: Survival Garden Seeds Ultimate Medicinal Herb Collection
Gardening · Herbalism · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

Review: Survival Garden Seeds Ultimate Medicinal Herb Collection

Sarah

A few weeks back, I saw a packet at Walmart for Survival Garden Seeds Ultimate Medicinal Herb Collection. I was at one of the largest Walmart locations I have visited, here in West Virginia, and they carried a number of the Survival Garden Seeds products on the shelves inside the store's garden section (not outside… Continue reading Review: Survival Garden Seeds Ultimate Medicinal Herb Collection