Cooking Winter Squash
We are up to our ears in winter squash! I decked out our front porch this year with some really
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food preservation, garden, harvest, plants, storing, winter vegetables
Planting Fall Garlic
It’s not too late to get a fall planting of garlic in the ground. This easy to grow crop is
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garden, plants, winter vegetables
Signs of the Homesteading Movement
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of sitting down in my kitchen for an interview with garden guru P.
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books, green living, modern homesteading
DIY Baby Garden Gnome Costume
Attention busy garden-loving parents! Save this super cute and easy-peasy kid’s costume idea for next Halloween. I found an adorable
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craft
Snapshots of Autumn
The wind and rains are rolling in on these late fall evenings – a reminder that winter is rapping on
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garden, harvest, modern homesteading, winter vegetables
Apple Harvest
It’s apple season, so it was time to visit what I consider to be the crown jewel of Oregon fruit
Fall Plantings
Fall is a great time of year to plant new trees and perennial shrubs for two big reasons: it gives
Prepping Beds for Winter
The days are growing darker and there is a bite in the morning breeze. Before the first frost hits, which
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backyard livestock, chickens, garden, row covers, soil health, winter vegetables
October Harvest
October is giving us the last drops of warm-season harvests, but it’s time to draw the curtain for winter. Juniper
Visiting Joshua Tree
I was entranced by the flora of southern California on our recent trip down south – not to mention the
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plants, traveling