As we moved into our new place, I felt overwhelmed on many levels. Where do you even start, when it is ALL overgrown? To put it bluntly, the owners had done no maintainance for years outside, no matter what tales they spun during the sale (which, yes, we knew). My theory says it had been… Continue reading Reclaiming Overgrown Garden Beds
Category: Homesteading
The Search: Finding Land To Farm and Homestead On
In the Spring of 2017, Kirk and I started looking for land to purchase, to farm on. At first we looked a town over, in a more agricultural area, but saw the future of the area. It was going to end up like the area we lived in: a vast wasteland of suburban homes, encroaching… Continue reading The Search: Finding Land To Farm and Homestead On
Moving A Sunglo Greenhouse
When Kirk and I got serious about the move from the urban homestead to rural land, we talked a lot about taking our beloved Sunglo Greenhouse with us. Beyond the fact that they are not inexpensive, you can upsize the greenhouse with easily added parts, to make them longer. It's an investment, that works amazingly… Continue reading Moving A Sunglo Greenhouse
The New Homestead
Last year, as Kirk and I worked on our "proof of concept" of an urban homestead in Maple Valley, Washington, we started talking of our dreams. The dream? To find land we'd be happy on, in a more rural setting. In a coming post I will talk more in-depth about the search, that stretched for… Continue reading The New Homestead
Letting Random Weeds Grow
I have a few “weeds” I let grow unchecked. For some reason they just don’t bother me, and why not? They co-exist nicely with the plants growing. Maybe a bit of a relaxed attitude, and if they also attract pollinators, so much the better! The first is Blood Sorrel – I saw it growing in an established… Continue reading Letting Random Weeds Grow