Of all the chickens that have come and gone through our homestead this past year the one that stands out is Bernie. She looks nothing like the "sisters" she came with when we got them just hatched last spring. She is the one with the little white spot on her head....she looked like Bernie Sanders,… Continue reading Bernie: The Chicken Who Walks Her Own Path
Category: Homesteading
Dealing With Cold Snaps
Living in the temperate zone of 8b in the Pacific Northwest, we face rain and wind a lot more than we do cold snaps. But every year we usually see a vicious week or so of cold, often coming down from Canada, out of the Fraser River Valley. This week one is starting up, so… Continue reading Dealing With Cold Snaps
Hamama Microgreens Growing Set Review
Let's leave it at this: I am a sucker for Instagram and Facebook ads. I'll see something and think about, take a look. Maybe I don't buy it then, but I may come back later on round 2 or 3 of ads. When I first saw an ad for the Hamama Microgreens growing sets, I… Continue reading Hamama Microgreens Growing Set Review
Starting Seeds In Pots
My go to method for starting seeds has changed over the years, which isn't shocking. A lot of gardening is learning what works and what doesn't. For me, I want my methods to work, and to be sustainable. In that the pots will last year after year and not crack. That alone changed most of… Continue reading Starting Seeds In Pots
Easy To Grow Perennial Herbs
No matter where I have lived, I have always had herbs growing. Even in dismal cramped apartments I found ways to have life near me. It is what the hippies would have called Earth Grounding. That you can easily touch a living plant, and feel right with the world, inside or outside. Now then, I… Continue reading Easy To Grow Perennial Herbs