Our Family Hike
My family has been enjoying the same hike through the Columbia River Gorge, a national scenic area, for decades now. […]
What Is a Weed?
“Is this a weed?” I get asked that question a lot from gardeners and my answer is always the same:
Favorite Tomato Varieties
There are three general categories of tomatoes: sauce, slicer and cherry. Sauce tomatoes have thicker, meater fruit with less water
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garden, tomatoes, vegetables
Herb Spiral Update
It was years and years ago that I built an herb spiral in our backyard, but a reader recently asked
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design, garden, herb spiral, permaculture
Propagating Grapevines
Springtime means pruning and our grapevines were more than overdue for their annual haircut. We love the Glenora and Himrod
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garden, plants, propagation, vines
Planting Potatoes: The Double Dig Method
St Patrick’s Day is usually my cue that potatoes need to be planted. You can still get your spuds in
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garden, potatoes, vegetables
Inviting Birds into the Garden
The sounds of birds and the buzzing of insects in springtime is a reminder for me that our homestead supports
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design, ecology, garden, wildlife
Taking Down the Snag
Gather round kids as I tell you a story of a snag and a homestead… A snag is a dead
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ecology, trees, wildlife
HipChickDigs Turns Five + Giveaway!
Hip Chick Digs turns five today! I wrote my first blog post about nine months after we moved into this
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books, garden, modern homesteading
Spring Signs of Summer Fruit
Junebug and I were taking a morning stroll through our backyard oasis noticing little signs of budding fruit. It’s looking
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food forest, garden, trees