If you've got an abundance of Rhubarb, why not get out your wine making equipment? Here's how to make Rhubarb Wine. If you grow a lot of rhubarb, consider making some delicious wine with some of your harvest. It's tasty and easy to make - here's a foolproof rhubarb wine recipe. The middle of June is the ideal time to pick the bulk of your Rhubarb stalks if you live in the North. Want … [Read more...]
How To Get Started on the Path to Providing for Your Family
Have you been used to buying your groceries at the supermarkets? Never raised animals or had a garden? Are you trying to figure out how to get started on the path to providing for your family? Have you thought about starting a homestead? It can certainly feel overwhelming just to get started. So think about getting started, but doing it on a small … [Read more...]
Raspberries and Strawberries
With the gardens pretty much planted (for which I am so very glad) I am turning my attention to weeding. First up, the Berries. Here's the Raspberry patch. Right now I have three rows of plants that sorely needed to be weeded. Lots of weeds and lots of Raspberry suckers. I am Ruthless when it comes to weeding the Raspberry patch and you should be to. If you aren't ruthless, you will … [Read more...]
Garden Preparation and Tilling
Most of our main Garden is tilled! Over the last several days, Graham has manhandled our awful (but free!) rototiller thru all four sections of the Main Garden. Here's the main vegetable garden. Can you tell that it is separated into four different garden areas? Two upper, two lower. We use a four year garden rotation. Note: These photos are from a few years ago. We now … [Read more...]
A Homesteading eBook
Some of our readers already "know" Katlupe. She's on a great Homesteading Journey in New York State. Her blog, Homesteading on the Internet is a journal about the journey she and her husband are on. Kat wrote a Homesteading eBook in 2007. Now, it has been updated and is available for sale. Contents include: Finding your Country property Wild medicinal plants All about Wood … [Read more...]