A hoop house is an easy way to extend your gardening season. Instead of buying a premade hoop house or low tunnel, you can make one for yourself for $20. Actually, I made a total of 3 hoop houses that I combined into one long low tunnel. Making a DIY hoop house lets you startRead more
Planning the foods to add to your stockpile on a budget can be hard! Stockpiling and prepping are filling our social media feeds right now all over the world. We are entering a period when many people, regardless of where we live, fear for their food supply. While we are facing a crisis right now,Read more
I am so excited to tell you all about the Spring Homestead Giveaway that I am part of this month! I teamed up with 13 other homesteading and gardening bloggers to offer you a HUGE prize. One winner will take the main prize package and 6 runner-up winners will receive a ‘mini-homesteader’ prize package! TotalRead more
Having cloth diapers during an emergency can be extremely helpful. Whether you’re facing a job loss, a hurricane, or the current pandemic, diapers are pricey, and we don’t always have access to diapers. With my youngest, we switched to disposable diapers after using cloth diapers for ten years, and I now have to worry aboutRead more
With a bit of creativity, starting seeds on a budget indoors is easy! When I first started gardening, I didn’t want to start seeds because I felt like I had to purchase all of this special equipment that was going to cost me too much money. I’m cheap, and I’m not embarrassed to admit that.Read more
Have you heard of D.E. but wonder about the many uses of diatomaceous earth in your home and garden? I learned about diatomaceous earth a few years ago when we had an infestation of ants in my kitchen. We couldn’t stop them, no matter how many tricks I found online or different ant traps IRead more
Are your fingers itching to get into the dirt? Mine too, and I cannot wait to get started on my favorite spring gardening tasks. Before you can start to garden, you need to prepare with the right tasks. You can’t just plant everything without planning and preparing ahead of time. 12 Spring Gardening Tasks 1.Read more
Have you heard that all good gardeners need to compost but have no idea where to start? Honestly, I feel you, but you can beat those worries by learning the right composting tips immediately. You might feel apprehensive about starting a compost. The idea of taking typical kitchen waste and creating a “rich compost” thatRead more
Do you want chicks but need to know the supplies required for raising baby chicks? Raising baby chicks might be one of my favorite parts of spring homesteading. Each spring, we get more chicks, and I love to see my children fascinated with them. Last year was the first year that my daughter, Jolene, gotRead more
Herbs make the world go around, especially the easiest culinary herbs to grow. Some of my earliest cooking memories revolve around herbs. I grew up in an Italian family, and cooking is the center of everything. From Sunday dinner to birthdays, food was the center of the show, but no one seemed to write downRead more