Edible Gardening

What are the main goals when growing you own food: eating healthy, saving time (not having to run to the grocery store) and most importantly saving money. Something else to consider is that you get more nutrient rich food. Food begins…

One of the great benefits to having an edible organic garden is  being able to go outside and pick your own fruits, vegetables and herbs  whenever you like. This not only saves you money but it also saves you time.  Wouldn’t it be great…

What is compost? Ever ask yourself  what is compost, anyways? Well, compost is basically organic materials that have decayed and have been broken down by living organisms. This process continuously occurs in nature when leaves and other…

In order to determine your small garden’s function you need to consider three things: #1 How you will use your small garden This will set the stage for your small garden design. You should begin by asking yourself, “What is my vision…

This year we grew potatoes in our garden for the first time. We were really surprised at how big the potato plants grew. What we didn't realize until too late, was that we were supposed to pile more soil on top of the young plants. You get…

I am freaking insane over burlap. I love the idea of reusing old coffee sacks and environmentally friendly burlap for my projects. Burlap is made from jute and jute is a fast growing crop which is harvested annually. Burlap is grown in warm…

Growing your own food is a staple when it comes to Homesteading. I think most of us addicted to Pinterest have seen posts just like this one ~ how to regrow food from, what seems to be, scraps. Although I will stand up proudly and say "My…

I used to be terrified at the thought of collecting seeds from my garden crop and saving them for the next year. Without even looking up exactly how this process works, I blew it off as way too hard and way too time consuming. Boy, was I…

Just in case ya'll haven't noticed I'm an up-cycle, trash-to-treasure & shabby-chic'n kinda girl. And I don't limit myself just to the inside of my home. That'd be too boring. When I came across this fun Pin using gutters for growing…

I chose to write about vegetables, as it’s often seen as a ‘boring’ topic and can often be seen as too difficult, or too time consuming to even attempt to grow any vegetables. Well right from the start, let’s set a few things straight;…