Growing Goji Berries: What Worked, What Failed, and Why I Still Plant Them
When I first heard about growing goji berries, I thought it was one of those internet fads. You know superfood this, miracle berry that. My wife saw them in some…
Backyard Farming
The Best Place to Plant a Berry Tree (From a Guy Who Screwed It Up More Than Once)
I’ll be honest right from the start. The first berry tree I ever planted? Dead in less than a year. I stuck it in the lowest corner of my yard…
Onion Companion Plants: What Worked (and What Failed) in My Garden
Let me tell you a quick story. First time I planted onions, I thought they were the simplest crop on earth. Stick ‘em in the dirt, pull ‘em later, right?…
Chicken Nesting Boxes What I Learned the Hard Way (And How You Can Skip the Mistakes)
If you keep chickens for more than five minutes, you’ll learn one big truth: hens are picky about where they lay their eggs. They’ll ignore the expensive box you built,…
My Honest Journey Building an A Frame Chicken Tractor (What Worked, What Flopped, and What I’d Tell a Friend)
I’ll be honest right up front when I first heard about an A frame chicken tractor, I thought, “heck yeah, that’s just a fancy triangle coop on wheels, how hard…
Raising Bantam Chickens: My Real Backyard Experience (The Good, The Messy & The Tiny Eggs)
You Want To Know How Raising Bantam Chickens worked Alright, you’re probably here ’cause you’re wondering if bantam chickens are worth it. Lemme just say this first: they totally are…
Backyard Animal Farm: The Good the Bad and the Kinda Gross
Let me tell ya starting a backyard animal farm ain’t always pretty. One time, I walked out in my slippers and stepped barefoot right into a warm, fresh chicken turd.…
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…
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…