Category Archives: Gardening

Episode 37: Hoop Houses and Farm Tuning

Join us this week for homestead updates, including: Our milk cow and rotational grazing using a picket pin Goldfish in water bowls for mosquitoes Dealing with roosters, and introducing young members to an existing chicken flock Hoop House construction … Continue reading

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Episode 29: Off Grid Living With Cam Mather

This week we had the great pleasure of interviewing Cam Mather, an experienced homesteader and off-grid blogger. Cam operates the independent Aztext Press from his remote 150 acres in Ontario, Canada. Cam can certainly teach us much about marrying … Continue reading

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Episode 13: Marjory Wildcraft of Backyard Food Production

Marjory Wildcraft of Backyard Food Production joins us this week to discuss her story, and share some of her extensive knowledge on such topics as: Gardening: How much room do I need to feed my family? How to best … Continue reading

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Building a Chicken Tractor Coop

This is a short blog about my experience building a chicken tractor. It is loosely based on the free plans from this Mother Earth News article. I won’t reiterate the details of the frame etc., because it has been covered … Continue reading

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Easy Backyard Composting Tips: Eliminating Compost Smell

Composting, to me,  is a satisfying way of turning what we traditionally think of as wastes into useful inputs. I wanted to summarize the past couple of year’s experience with composting–some successes and lessons learned along the way.

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