June 27, 2023
Catapult Your Productivity By Chris Stevens There’s a lot more potential with having a homestead mindset than just growing some veggies. Whether your space is big or small, there are so many ways you can generate more of what you want. Think about how a catapult works. There’s a projectile […]
June 20, 2023
What’s Your Landscape’s ROI? By Chris Stevens Most landscapes have no return on investment. People spend, spend, spend on their yard and the best potential return they get is possibly an increased sales price when it’s sold. Find out how to turn your yard into regular income, enjoy a beautiful […]
June 13, 2023
5 Principles for Healthy Soil Wrapping up our five-part series on regenerative principles for soil health, today we’re talking about animal integration. Previously we covered: minimize soil disturbance, protect soil surface, maintain living roots, and companion planting. Animals have gotten a bad rap in recent years, but it’s not their […]
June 6, 2023
Polyculture for Peak Performance In part four of our regenerative principles for soil health series we’re talking about companion planting, which compliments the other principles we already covered: minimize soil disturbance, protect soil surface, and maintain living roots. Next week we’ll discuss animal integration. Let’s define some terms: – Poly […]
May 30, 2023
Can Plants Build Healthy Soil? In part three of our series on regenerative principles for soil health our topic is: maintain living roots. The first couple of principles were: minimize soil disturbance and protect soil surface. The other two principles are: companion planting and animal integration. Plants play an amazing […]
May 23, 2023
Does Your Soil Need Protection? This article is the second in a five-part series on regenerative principles for soil health. The first principle that we talked about is: minimize soil disturbance. Today’s principle is: protect soil surface. The other principles we’ll cover are: maintain living roots, companion planting, and animal […]
May 16, 2023
Is Tilling Necessary? By Chris Stevens Who wants to work harder, not smarter? Can I see a show of hands? I didn’t think so. Most gardeners and homesteaders appreciate learning better ways of doing things. Tilling is time-consuming work so if there is an easier and better way to have […]
May 8, 2023
Homestead for Health By Chris Stevens Lifestyle is one of the biggest contributing factors to myriads of health problems, and good lifestyle choices are one of the biggest contributing factors to a vibrant, healthy and enjoyable life. It’s all about understanding the right choices to make. Sadly, many people face […]
May 2, 2023
Think Outside the Garden Rows By Chris Stevens The keyword here is “think.” Whether you’ve already got some land of your own or you’re starting in a single room, what are your homesteading goals? Shut off the noise and think about what is really important going into the future for […]
April 25, 2023
Consider Joining The Local Food Economy By Chris Stevens There are a lot of ways to experience gardening! Some people just want to purchase garden-fresh produce. Others want a garden that feeds their family. Still others would love to have their garden pay for itself. But many people enjoy gardening […]
April 11, 2023
Homestead in Place By Chris Stevens We’ve all heard of “shelter in place” thanks to Covid, but how about “homestead in place”? The idea is that you can begin your homestead experience wherever you’re at – even in an apartment! The benefits of homesteading have become increasingly obvious, especially for […]