The theme for December 2022 was "cold". I am not complaining though. Cold is good, and it helps the land reset itself for the spring. You need cold hours for fruit trees and to kill of insects, especially those that are not native. But the one thing I really noted this year was how dark… Continue reading December On The Homestead
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January Garden Tasks & What Seeds To Plant
December slips by fast with the holidays keeping every one busy, and once you see January looming, you know it is time to start planning. And for me, come January, I am HAPPY to get outside. The light is returning after the Winter Solstice in December and often we get stretches of sunny days in… Continue reading January Garden Tasks & What Seeds To Plant
December Garden Tasks
It's December. We are nearly 1 week in. The weather speaks winter, not fall, though the Winter Solstice won't be here for more than 2 weeks. It's dark in general, the days are short, the nights long. (And there is still minutes to lose before it starts getting longer light) We have seen the first… Continue reading December Garden Tasks
We Bought A Freeze-Dryer For Our Homestead
When at home Harvest Right freeze-dryer units started showing up a few years back I really questioned if it was worth buying one. I'd think to myself "for the initial cost we could buy a lot of already freeze-dried food". I said that over and over. I wasn't wrong though for thinking that. A freeze-dryer… Continue reading We Bought A Freeze-Dryer For Our Homestead
October On The Homestead
If October had a feeling it was this: A neat display at the library on the north end of our island. The kind of display that says quietly "hey, it's almost time where we get to read whenever we want!". The youngest chickens grew quickly in October (there are 4, 3 dark, 1 light in… Continue reading October On The Homestead