Category: Homesteading

Building A Garden Quickly
Gardening · Homesteading

Building A Garden Quickly

Sarah

In a recent talk I gave on gardening I brought up the value of raised beds in a garden. If you are thinking about growing a garden for food security or for having fresh produce as soon as possible this spring, raised beds will get you going without the months of prep needed for in… Continue reading Building A Garden Quickly

Setting Up Portable Greenhouses To Last
Gardening · Homesteading

Setting Up Portable Greenhouses To Last

Sarah

In 2015 I acquired my first portable greenhouse (or as I refer to them sometimes, a pop up greenhouse). Back then I wrote a post about setting up that first one. (Which is worth reading, as I walk through setting up one of these.) Those blissful years of urban gardening. This one was beautifully set… Continue reading Setting Up Portable Greenhouses To Last

False Spring Seeds To Start
Gardening · Homesteading

False Spring Seeds To Start

Sarah

False Spring is the period of time in late January to early March when we get stretches of nice weather, as the light returns, in the PNW. In Grow Zone 8b, on Whidbey Island, we can go stretches without rain (I know..shocking, but it is true, especially in the Olympic Rainshadow). This can lead one… Continue reading False Spring Seeds To Start

Garbage Can Taters
Gardening · Homesteading · Upcycling

Garbage Can Taters

Sarah

Our island is about a decade behind the rest of the civilized country. Until recently we still put out old school garbage cans to be picked up - and dumped into the garbage truck by a grown person killing their back. Finally the company announced they were going to provide the square plastic cans and… Continue reading Garbage Can Taters

Just A Farmhand
Gardening · Homesteading

Just A Farmhand

Sarah

The other day I encountered a bitter person who threw what they considered an insult towards my family. They said "Just a farmhand" at my brother - said to me directly, as if that made him the lowest in society. They truly thought it was an insult. It showed how they think their pay grade… Continue reading Just A Farmhand