Homesteading a Growing Trend Among Millennials
Homesteading … a growing trend. Whether you’re new to homesteading or you’re a professional homesteader, what you may not know is how much of a trend homesteading has become in recent years. As society becomes more focused on technological living,...
Finally a pair of garden boots I LOVE!
Best women’s garden boots I’ve ever owned! It’s early morning. It rained yesterday, the yard is muddy, and I need to get across the yard to feed the chickens. I have my shoes nestled near the back door, but which pair do I grab? I know full, and...
What Should You Consider When Building a Trash Shed?
We’re Building a Trash Shed After round and round with our neighborhood family of raccoons, we’ve spent the last week or more researching trash shed plans and found some great information to share with you. Nothing ruins the look of your homestead, like...
Growing Herbs on the Homestead
Herbs have multiple benefits and have been used for centuries. Chefs love the flavors they give to food, while herbalists adore them for their medicinal properties. Whatever plans you have for your herbs and their uses, it’s essential to know how to grow them. And...
5 Simple Ways to Add Permaculture to Your Backyard Farm
Permaculture isn’t all about food forests and natural water supplies – it’s more about having a positive and holistic attitude to life. When Bill Mollison coined the phrase back in 1978, he described it as “a philosophy of working with, rather than against...
Hidden away in the Upstate of South Carolina is a little farm where we call home. Surrounded by century-old pecan and oak trees, we live on a 120-year-old homestead. By the grace of God, we were called to restore this 1890 farmhouse along with its barns, gardens and long-forgotten cotton field to its original working farm. Dedicating ourselves to reusing, recycling and making do we are living a very simple life building our backyard farm.
