by Homesteader | Jul 5, 2013 | Alternative Growing Methods, Frugal Living, Home Life, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Urban Homesteading
If you are homesteading, chances are you have a garden you regard to in growing crops for your food. There are a lot of considerations in caring for your garden (composting, planting, usually tending, gathering) to secure the plants and produce the greatest yield....
by Homesteader | Mar 19, 2013 | Alternative Growing Methods, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Stretching the Homestead Budget, Urban Homesteading
Most homesteaders are typically the most frugal people when it comes to their resources and land. If you ask most people who homestead, they will likely give an answer that shows being frugal is simply part of a homesteading lifestyle. It’s called, being...
by Homesteader | Mar 14, 2012 | Frugal Living, Home Life, Homesteading Lifestyle, Urban Homesteading
Urban homesteading today іѕ a growing trend that has renewed itself from an old idea. Many year ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed іntо law thе Homestead Act giving regular folks and opportunity tо stake оut а claim оn а piece оf land (аt lеаѕt 160 acres). The...
by Homesteader | Mar 7, 2012 | Growing Fruits, Home Life, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening and Growing, Urban Homesteading
Organic tomato gardening continues to be the number one choice of homestead gardeners. It has also become a famous backyard hobby for many people who live in suburbia. Like other organically grown foods that are cultivated naturally and without using chemical-based...
by Donna | Mar 23, 2010 | Urban Homesteading
A Basic Herb Wheel With warmer weather it’s time to get those herbs that have been basket-bound all winter out into the fresh air! This year, why not make an Herb Wheel! You can place it under a fledgling tree (so they get enough sun) and help to feed...
by Homesteader | Feb 23, 2010 | Urban Homesteading
So the economy has turned topsy-turvy and you’re wallet has turned inside out. The dream of having that large spread of land and the acres of fertile soil to grow and homestead on seems farther out of reach than ever. Don’t give up on the dream, learn some...