Posted inBackyard Farming
My Honest Guide on How to Make Rosemary Oil
Let me tell you right off the bat the first time I tried making rosemary oil, I almost burned my kitchen down. Yeah, I’m serious. I thought I could speed…
Posted inBackyard Farming
My Wild Ride with Silver Appleyard Ducks on My Homestead
If you had told me five years ago that I’d be laughing at ducks chasing me across my backyard, I probably would’ve said, “Yeah, right.” But here I am, a…
Posted inBackyard Farming
My Backyard Adventure with Lavender Honey
If you told me ten years ago that I’d be the guy bragging about lavender honey to my friends, I’d have laughed hard enough to spill my coffee. Back then,…
Posted inUrban 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…
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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…
Posted inPermaculture Design
My Gravity Fed Water System: How I Built It, Broke It, and Finally Got It Right
I’ll be honest first time I tried making a gravity fed water system, it leaked more than my old barn roof in spring. I thought, “How hard can it be?…
Posted inPermaculture Design
What Are the 12 Principles of Permaculture
This post answers your question what are the 12 principles of permaculture, and shows you how they work on real backyard, urban homestead setups. I’ll share my screw,ups and wins,…
Posted inUrban Homesteading
What Are the Legal Challenges of Urban Homesteading?
Once I brought home chickens and bigs to my tiny city backyard. Well… not tiny enough for my neighbor who called animal control. That day I discovered legal challenges of…
Posted inCanning & Food Preservation
The Art of Canning And Preserving The Harvest in a Small Urban Backyard
The Art of Canning Preserving In Small Urban When i first introduced chickens into my small urban backyard i didnt realize it would spark a deeper journey into sustainable living…
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Integrating Permaculture Design Into An Urban Backyard Farm
After transforming a neglected urban backyard into a thriving homestead with vegetables raised hens and compost systems i realized that permaculture design was the natural next step urban homesteading goes…