THE FIRST ALLIUMS OF THE SEASON This week marked the first allium harvest of the season: The Dutch Yellow shallots, which are planted in...

My dad was a quintessential, salt-of-the-earth farmer. He used many colorful expressions to describe everyday events. One of them came to...

A HOMESTEAD WONDER PLANT Last year when animal food at the local co-op was in short supply, we began to think again about ways to grow...

SPRING PLANTING: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED This past month and a half has been a busy time on the homestead--a time of blog silence and...

ALLIUM RESILIENCE ON THE HOMESTEAD This is the time of year for starting all of the homestead's crops--some in flats, others in...

GROWING VERTICALLY Once we settled on a garden bed configuration in our greenhouse, a geodesic dome from Growing Spaces, we looked for...

THE EARLIEST FRUIT IN THE HOMESTEAD GARDEN Among the many trees and bushes that produce fruit in our homestead garden, honeyberry bushes...

ADDING A FIG TO THE GROWING DOME In the homestead's greenhouse, a growing dome from Growing Spaces, we have enjoyed being able to develop...

SPRING CLEANING IN THE GREENHOUSE If you haven't already, now is the time to clean the transparent walls and ceiling of your greenhouse....

GREENHOUSE LAYOUT AND DESIGN When we began to consider ideas for the layout of our greenhouse, we wanted to use space as efficiently as...

FOUR PRINCIPLES OF PRUNING TO GET YOU STARTED We finished the pruning today, a full month after we had intended. Part of learning to live...

NINE PLANTS TO START IN YOUR SPRING GARDEN In the homestead's growing dome, spring is upon us. Greenhouse temperatures have been reaching...

THREE MAJOR FOOD GROUPS YOU CAN GROW FOR YOURSELF Whether you're a beginning gardener or an experienced survivalist, there is always room...

CITRUS IN THE WINTER GREENHOUSE One of the great blessings of having a growing dome on our homestead is that it allows us to grow several...

During the winter months, the homestead's growing dome is quiet--resting from all the activity of the past summer. But even in the...

As the sunshine of spring propels us forward into another growing season, it is time to be thinking through the why, where, and when of...

PLANTING IN THE WINTER GREENHOUSE January is rarely thought of as a time for planting, but there are a few crops that get their start in...

FIVE VARIETIES THAT RISE ABOVE THE REST In this garden at the edge of the woods, our ongoing mantra is do what works. This means that as...

As spring approaches, it is time to plan this year's garden. Before buying seed, it's important to understand the purpose, placement, and...

Although the darkness of winter still has a firm hold on northern gardens, spring will be upon us before we know it. Now is the time to...