My Backyard Zoo: What I’ve Learned Raising Small Animals in Urban Homesteads
I still remember the first time I brought home chickens in a cardboard box. My wife said, “Are you serious right now?” I was. Two hens and a dream. That…
July 2025
My Start With Balcony Gardening And All the Dumb Things I Did
I’ll be real with you when I first tried a balcony garden, I had no idea what I was doing. I thought, How hard could it be? Dirt seeds, sun,…
The Art of Canning Preserving The Harvest in a Small Urban Backyard
When i first introduced chickens into my small urban backyard i didnt realize it would spark a deeper journey into sustainable living raising hens brought me closer to the rhythms…
From Garden To Coop How I Added Chickens To My Small Urban Backyard
A few months after I started my urban homestead garden in a small backyard described in my earlier post i realized something important was missing i had fresh greens a…
How i Started My Urban Homestead Garden In a Small Backyard
If you had told me five years ago that Id be growing my own vegetables raising chickens and making compost right in the middle of the city i would ve…