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Non-GMO and Organic Grain – Resource Contact List

By Annie

non-GMO all natural

I came across this list again this morning and thought it would be good to share. I know some of us are looking for sources for non GMO grains. This list has several sources complete with the contact info, even the phone numbers. Are you planning on growing some grain this year? Getting a pasture started or overseeded? Try the sources here and be one of the many who are switching … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grow Your Own Vegetables

How to Grow Onions

By Annie

How to grow onions from sets in the garden or in containers

How to grow onions from sets - plant in the garden or in containers! Onions are so easy to grow! If you use a lot of onions in cooking, why not plant a few rows in your vegetable garden? They are one of the easiest vegetables to grow and the only thing you need to do is keep the weeds under control. Then just add regular watering and the onions will grow nice and big. Here's how we grow … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grow Your Own Vegetables Tagged With: Onions

How to Plant Potatoes

By Annie

potatoes growing in garden

Wondering how to plant potatoes? All you need to know is right here. Home gardeners often plant potatoes every year. If you've haven't grown potatoes, you may be surprised at how easy it is to grow your own. Potatoes are probably the most common vegetable eaten in North America. So if your family is like most, you eat your fair share of potatoes. Some stats say the average person eats more … [Read more...]

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Planting with Some Incredible Seeds

By Annie

We got back to our Valley a few days ago. One of the highlights of road tripping is returning back to our own home. While we love going away and exploring, we are always happy to be home again. So we are settling back in and getting to work; after all the outdoor season has begun. Warm weather means all the snow is gone and we have even managed to miss the dreaded mud season that leaves … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Great Products We Use, Grow Your Own Vegetables

An Organic Line of Plant Food

By Annie

Organic plant food means big worms in the soil like these.

Spring is such a wonderful time of year. We’re outside more and enjoying it, whether we’re sitting on the porch or tramping through the woods. The best part of spring to me is that I can get back in the gardens. Right now, it’s too early to get into the still wet vegetable garden. I can however get into my perennial flower beds and do a cleanup. This is great, because later in the season, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Grow Your Own Fruit, Grow Your Own Vegetables

The Yellow Rope – an Update

By Annie

Early in the gardening season, I had made the decision that I could NOT allow any deer in the garden. Not. Even. One. With all the garden planning that Jaime and I were doing, we knew early on that we were going to be investing so much more time in the garden this year than I had in the past. And I normally spend a lot of time in there each year. Look, I really don't mind deer, I actually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cariboo, Grow Your Own Vegetables, Wildlife

How to Keep Deer out of the Garden

By Annie

how to keep deer out of the garden

Use this easy guide for lots of tactics regarding How to Keep Deer Out of the Garden! One of the problems with having a nice food garden, is that deer and other pests enjoy it right along with you. If you have deer getting in the garden, read about what we have been doing to get them to stay out! I work far too hard to get big garden harvests, to let animals get in there and take it away. Here's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grow Your Own Vegetables

Setting Goals for Your Homestead

By Annie

a field of garlic growing

These ideas for setting goals for your homestead can help you plan your coming year.     Winter is setting in and that means we can linger over that extra cup of coffee in the morning and just generally move at a slower place. After a few weeks of rest, our minds gradually start turning to the next year. Usually, that means beginning to set some goals for the year. We're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Grow Your Own Vegetables, Raising Chickens

How to Store Onions

By Annie

The cooler days of late Fall are perfect for digging up the root crops you grew in this years garden. Potatoes, onions, carrots and other root crops are all ready to be harvested. After they are harvested, potatoes and carrots can go right into storage, provided they are dry. Onions need to be cured first. Here's how to store onions so you can use them all winter long. Digging Onions: We … [Read more...]

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