Living homemade and from scratch everyday
Jams and jellies are a delightful and delicious way to preserve many different fruits. This can be especially helpful if you are growing uncommon fruits. You can read all about some other fruit trees to grow on your property from mayhaw to loquat. I’ve collected a variety of recipes of the different fruits I grow or hope to grow on our homestead.
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Let’s start at the beginning. Before I knew about growing my own food. Long before I realized you can learn new skills, every day, even without formal schooling. Before I had any issues with my health. Before all of that, on the day I was born, I was backwards. Let me explain.
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One of the most rewarding parts of homesteading is learning about the many varieties and cultivars of fruits and vegetables you can grow. Rather than sticking with the standards you find at any grocery store, caring for and tasting so many new kinds is a pleasure! Fruit trees, like all perennials, and the occasional fruiting vines, are a great addition to a homestead, especially when looking to implement permaculture.
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Chickens are fairly self-sufficient animals but they do need care and attention, especially as baby chicks. There are four major steps to keeping chickens in an urban setting. …
Learn how to build your own mobile chicken coop. I have a nice big backyard, with plenty of grass. However, I am in the middle of a city and I knew I would not be able to keep my chickens safe if I tried to let them free range the backyard. Enter the chicken tractor, also known as, the mobile chicken coop. This way I can move them around every other day and they will get fresh grass. My backyard is full of annual rye, clover and other ground cover I know they enjoy.
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Learn how to save seeds from kale! Saving seeds saves money and increases self sufficiency. Letting some of your plants go to seeds can be great for next year’s garden.
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