My Messy Journey with Organic Gardening Fertilizer (And What Actually Works)
When I first tried “going organic” in the garden, I thought all I had to do was throw banana peels in the dirt and call it a day. Turns out…
Urban Homesteading
Best Homesteading States What I Learned Moving, Planting, and Messing Up Along the Way
When I first got the idea of homesteading, I thought it was just about planting a few tomatoes, maybe some chickens scratching around. Easy, right? Well, not so much. Once…
Arugula Companion Plants : What I Learned the Hard Way Growing Salad Greens
I’ll be honest with you. The first time I grew arugula, I didn’t even know what it was. Some friend gave me a packet of seeds and said, “It’s fancy…
How to Grow Potatoes from Eyes (The Way I Learned the Hard Way)
If you’ve ever opened your pantry and found old potatoes staring back at you with those creepy little sprouts, don’t throw ‘em out. That’s the start of free food right…
What Are the Legal Challenges of Urban Homesteading?
Once I brought home chickens to my tiny city backyard. Well… not tiny enough for my neighbor who called animal control. That day I discovered legal challenges of urban homesteadin…
My Start With Balcony Gardening And All the Dumb Things I Did
I’ll be real with you when I first tried a Balcony Gardening , I had no idea what I was doing. I thought, How hard could it be? Dirt seeds,…
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…