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7 Proven Ways to Fix a Brown Thumb
I hear people say all the time that they have a brown thumb and that…
8 Surefire Ways to Convince Your Spouse to Homestead
My husband, Alan, had absolutely no interest in anything homestead related when we first met….
How to Design an Urban Vegetable Garden in 5 Steps
How to design an urban vegetable garden is something a lot of urban gardeners struggle…
When to Start Fall Vegetables (fall gardening timeline)
Gardening in fall can be tricky because of the upcoming frost date that threatens to…
How to Butcher a Chicken for Beginners
It is chicken butchering day, and we want to butcher out our two roosters that…
How to MAX OUT a Small Garden in 5 steps
If you only have a little bit of space to garden in and you want…
4 Ways to Fix Smelly Compost
If your compost bin smells, you are doing something very wrong because compost should smell…
How to Go on Vacation When You Have Chickens
Over the past year, we’ve gone on five or six trips, and we always come…
How To Butcher Quail For Beginners – step by step
Butchering quail can feel intimidating and your nerves can make you want to back out,…
Backyard Gardening Tips to LEVEL UP Your Garden
If you garden in your backyard, there are a few things you’re going to want…
How to Fill A Raised Bed for Cheap
Filling your raised garden beds with soil can get expensive, fast! But what if you…
Are Backyard Chickens a Good Idea?
Those fluffy little chicks at the feed store are adorable – but are backyard chickens…
How to Start an Urban Vegetable Garden in 8 Simple Steps
One of my favorite things to talk about is how to start an urban vegetable…
9 Important Things to Know Before Starting a Garden
So you want to start a garden, but you have no clue how to begin….
4 Essential Things To Do After Planting a Garden
Every year gardeners wait for that magical time where we can plant our seeds in…
10 Pregnant Gardening Tips to Keep Baby Safe
Having a baby is a huge life event and a time of excitement, joy, and…
11 Best Livestock for Urban Homesteading
If you live in the suburbs, there’s a good chance that not too many people…
8 Genius Ways to Learn Homesteading Skills
Want to learn new homesteading skills but have no idea how to go about it…
10 Surprising Things Chickens Need to Lay Eggs
There’s nothing like collecting fresh eggs every day from your backyard hens. Not only are…
12 End of Season Gardening Tasks for a Successful Garden
The end of each gardening season is always bitter sweet. On one hand, you can…
47 Ways to Make Money with a Backyard Farm
If you live in the suburbs you’re probably not going to make a lucrative career…
9 Easy Ways to Stop Chickens From Killing Each Other
We raise chickens for meat and eggs. And if you keep backyard chickens like we…
How to Homestead With a Full Time Job
An acquaintance came over to my house one day and we had an incubator in…
12 Easy Homesteading Goals for Beginners
When I first started homesteading I had no clue where to begin. What is considered…
28 Forgotten Homesteading Skills That All Homesteaders Need
As new homesteaders set up homesteads and turn to technology for assistance on their homesteads,…
12 Daily Homestead Tasks Every Homesteader Needs
Running a homestead can be hard work. You have the garden, the animals, the kids,…
12 Urban Chicken Keeping Tips Every Urban Homesteader Should Know
As an urban chicken keeper, I have had to learn my fair share of chicken…
Easy Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening for Beginners
If you’re looking to start a garden for the first time, chances are you don’t…
How Much Does A Vegetable Garden Cost?
Before I got into gardening (many, many years ago) one of the first questions I…
10 Awesome Vegetables That Can Be Trellised
Growing on trellises is a great way to maximize space in an urban garden! In…
9 Practical Tips for Growing Salad in the Summer
Growing salad greens used to seem like a cool-weather only activity here in Central Florida…
11 Best Dual Purpose Chicken Breeds of All Time
If you’re just getting into the chicken keeping game, there are some chickens that are…
11 Super Productive Chicken Breeds for Eggs
Collecting eggs from your backyard chickens is a feeling that will never get old. But…
What To Do If You Have a Broody Hen
Keeping backyard chickens is a great way to provide fresh eggs and meat for your…
16 Genius Ways to Make Money Gardening
Gardening is a great hobby, especially if you’re growing the majority of your own herbs…
9 Simple Steps to Get Your Garden Ready for Vacation
Think you can’t keep your garden alive while on vacation? Think again! I take 3-4…
9 Gardening Goals Every Gardener Needs
Gardening can be an amazing hobby. But if you’re serious about gardening and growing your…
Daily & Weekly Garden Chores – The Ultimate Guide
As a newbie gardener, it’s definitely confusing to keep track of all the things you…
Urban Gardening for Beginners – Everything You Need to Know
If you live in the suburbs, you might think you don’t have enough space or…
11 Urban Gardening Tips You Need to Know
Gardening can be hard work, and urban gardening definitely comes with its own set of…
25 Creative Ways to Homestead in the Suburbs
When you first think of homesteading, you might think of open rolling hills and lots…
10 Fast Growing Summer Vegetables For a Quick Harvest
In most places, summer gardening is a way of life! And after all the cold…
11 Best Herbs for Chickens to Keep Your Flock Healthy!
Herbs were actually one of the first things I started growing over 10 years ago…
The 23 Best Ways to Use Extra Eggs
If you keep your own chickens then you know how fast your flock can grow….
22 Cut and Come Again Vegetables You Need to Grow
Growing cut and come again vegetables is a great way to produce food for your…
14 Drought Tolerant Vegetables You Need This Summer
If you reside in an area where water is scarce and summers are super hot,…
11 Creative Ways to Garden on A Budget
Gardening is such an important part of our little urban homestead. Our garden actually provides…
12 Chicken Coop Design Tips to Make Your Life Easier
When it comes to designing a chicken coop, there’s a few things I wish I…
Why Has My Chicken Never Laid an Egg?
The other day my friend was cleaning her chicken coop. She came out of the…
Do Chickens Smell Bad?
Before I started raising chickens I was convinced that all farm animals had that “barnyard…