What does food allergies have to do with homesteading? A lot, in our case. Take one average American Family that had their normal life turned around in the seconds it took for our youngest to eat a bite of peanut butter dough. I was cooking with Walker, our middle son, on a normal day. Alistaire… Continue reading What Does Food Allergies Have To Do With Homesteading?
Category: Urban Homesteading
Redecking To Get More Land
Urban farming has its own set of issues, and a big one is space. Town lots are not big to start with, and many “improvements” eat up more space. One of the biggest issues that faced us with our land was the deck out back. At 30 by 30 feet, not counting the wrap around… Continue reading Redecking To Get More Land
Gear Review: Off Grid Tool
A few months back we were sent an Off Grid Survival Axe Elite to try out - and did we. Well, Kirk did, I can tell you! A post shared by Sarah Kirkconnell (@sarahkirkconnell) on Oct 28, 2017 at 4:29pm PDT I'd say the biggest use for it has been the hatchet. It's handy, and… Continue reading Gear Review: Off Grid Tool
Planting Garlic With An Antique Dibble
I was a bit later than some years with getting the garlic crop in last Fall, but it worked out well enough. We decided to use the raised beds, and it should hopefully work well. It was also time for new soil, which we worked in. We have two of these beds, so with my oldest… Continue reading Planting Garlic With An Antique Dibble
September On The Homestead
September is the month of the last big harvests. And if anything marked September for me…it was the forest fires in the mountains above us. It was also hot, hot and hot. Our youngest hated it, and lived with his face mask on, with very limited time outside. But I know: the heat was good… Continue reading September On The Homestead