Tag Archives: HOMESTEAD
A 2013 Retrospective
Here it is the end of another year on the homestead and time to do a bit of looking back and reflecting. These columns are a great resource for me as I’ve been able to see what was uppermost on … Continue reading
Posted in Cover crops, Fruit growing, gardening, Harvest and preservation, Homestead education classes, Homesteading, Insect protection, pasture improvement, Poultry, Rotational grazing, Sheep, Soil Building, Sustainability
Tagged Agriculture, Beneficial insects, Chicken, Chickens on pasture, classes, commitments, Compost toilet, Cover crop, foraging, Garden insect protection, HOMESTEAD, Rural Living, Sheep, Soil Fertility and Fertilizers, wild edibles
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Homesteading: Downsizing/ Sheep July 2013
Over the last couple of years, Pru and I have been thinking and working on the topic of Aging In Place. Our homestead site is better suited to younger bodies and ours are getting older, who would have thought it! … Continue reading
Posted in Building community, gardening, Homestead education classes, Homesteading, pasture improvement, Rotational grazing, Sheep, Uncategorized
Tagged Agriculture, Chickens on pasture, Compost toilet, HOMESTEAD, Hoop house, Pasture, Rural Living, Sheep, Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
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Homesteading: Cover Crops/Green Manures June 2013
What a crazy spring! We’ve had over 6” of rain after having none for almost a month. Hot then cold then hot again. Frost over Memorial Day weekend and now 4 days later it’s in the high 80’s in the … Continue reading
