Getting Ready to Homestead: Assessing Your Space
Now that you have done your research into homesteading, you are ready to take the plunge—but where to start? With the basics, of course! All good things start with just a seed of a thought, just like...
View ArticleYour Family: An Effective Homesteading Team
When I first learned about homesteading a few years ago, I was so excited. I was eager to jump right into any task that would bring me one step closer to my dream lifestyle. I knew it would be a huge...
View ArticleComposting: A Staple Skill
Composting is a staple in every homesteader’s garden. This beautiful ‘black gold’ of decomposed matter and healthy microorganisms is what makes the garden lush, vigorous, and abundant in its fruit....
View ArticleThe Country Peace of Hanging Laundry
Even though I grew up a city girl, I am a country girl at heart. My gradual conversion took place with every turn of the page, every word read by my 4th grade teacher as my classmates and I listened...
View ArticleSetting Up an Automatic Waterer for Your Animals
We used to go away a lot more than we do now for holidays and for our anniversary, but now that we are more busy around here with garden and animals, it makes it a bit more difficult to feel good about...
View ArticleHarvesting Seeds from Your Garden and Harvesting Coriander
I love sustainable ideas. I am always trying to figure out ways to use every bit of something or find new uses for old things so that we can do that much more to stretch our dollars, limit waste, and...
View ArticleThree Sisters Garden: Planting the Corn
A few weeks ago I mentioned in my fall planting post that I would be starting a Three Sisters Garden. I got the idea from my friend Jen from the lovely blog 1840 Farm, who encouraged me to think about...
View ArticleHomesteading Hangup #2: When You Lack Motivation
This is me coming to you today, in all my unmotivated glory. At the time I’m writing this, I haven’t yet brushed my teeth. I have managed to get laundry going, but the dried and folded laundry is still...
View ArticleSharing My Thoughts on Homesteading
I was recently contacted by Ruple Properties with an opportunity to share my thoughts on homesteading for an article they would be publishing on their blog. I was excited to be involved because it is...
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Small Property Homesteading
You may feel that there is no way to enjoy the farm life on a small property, but with the rise of the urban homesteading movement, there are more ideas than ever for how to turn your small property...
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Episode #31: Small Property Homesteading {Podcast}
Are you feeling like your property is way too small for homesteading? In this episode, Kristi shares how she and her husband raise food and small livestock on their .18 of an acre. Click here to...
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Finding Peace in the Process of Homesteading
If you are anything like me, you’ve got a list of homesteading goals that you would like to see come to fruition this year. (If you don’t have a list of your own, I can help you with that.) The sheer...
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Episode #38: Less Media, More Homesteading
I always say that homesteading is a heady prospect, and what I mean by that is that it can be overwhelming to say the least. What starts out as a hobby becomes a lifestyle as we sink more money and...
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Episode #39: Homesteading in Small Spaces with Kathryn Robles of Farming My...
Join Kristi for a whole new series about small property homesteading, where she will be interviewing homesteaders from all over who share how their tips on homesteading on less than a quarter acre. In...
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Episode #40: Homesteading in Small Spaces with Heather Harris of The...
Join Kristi as she continues through her series about small property homesteading, where she will be interviewing homesteaders from all over who share how their tips on self sufficiency on less than a...
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4 Ways of Using Diatomaceous Earth on the Homestead
There are few things that I would consider 'miracle' cures, and while some might beg to differ, I believe that diatomaceous earth (DE) is one of those miracles. Formed from the fossil remains of...
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Growing Oyster Mushrooms
Growing mushrooms at home isn’t an endeavor I ever thought I would pursue. As a matter of fact, I asked around to see if there was anyone that had done this that could guest post for me on this topic,...
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Nasturtium as Food and Medicine, and a Free Printable PDF Monograph
Lovely nasturtium---lovely to have in the garden, but did you know that it has more uses than to grace your garden with beauty? I'm relatively new to growing nasturtium, and even newer to using it....
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Episode #41: Homesteading in Small Spaces with Tessa of Homestead Lady
This week, Kristi is continuing her Homesteading in Small Spaces series with her third installment where she will be talking to long time homesteader and master gardener Tessa Zundel from Homestead...
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Episode #42: Homesteading in Small Spaces with Colleen of Five Little...
Kristi is continuing her Homesteading in Small Spaces series with her fourth installment in this informative series. In this week’s episode, Kristi will be talking to Colleen from Five Little...
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