#homesteaderscoop

On Monday morning when I went up to do chores, this is what greeted me outside the front door at 6AM. I’d not gotten to sleep until 1:15AM. And this is what it looked like on the way to the car. Hazy,

On Sunday, after only 5½ hours sleep due to it being so hot, I went out at 7AM. In the Big garden, the chore for the day was harvesting all the beets. The row was 11’ long but had 3’ of marigolds in the

Hello Folks! I was inspired to share my home made meal of this evening. I was inspired after it was all compiled so it won't be in steps, but I do have a before and after. Ingredients: Sweet Potato Carrot

So, I thought I'd show up a couple scenes of the canvas house I'm living in this summer. I own a bell tent, but since we are in Appalachia this summer, we decided to keep it packed up so it does not get

We talk about a few of our winter crops that are going to seed as we are settling into spring weather. Get some tips on harvesting seed, ideas for your next winter garden, and some general knowledge! With

I created a video to offer some tips on seed saving. I wanted to add the same holds true with peppers, tomato, watermelon, etc. save from your BIGGEST and best fruit. It’s hard to see those delicious juicy

We are 18 months into our project! Take a tour of our young food forest as it wakes up from its winter slumber. Listen to some tips to help you get on your way with starting your own!! When we started

Where? - The Alliance Castle When? - 2 pm PST / 5 pm EST / 9 pm UTC What's The Hump Day Hustle? This is a show designed to share opinions from real users on the Steem blockchain and help to motivate people

So @esteem app got updated to work with the new block chain, Hive, a fork from Steem. Let's try a short post to test it out! @riverflows provided the inspiration - a post about wild garlic. Here it's very

Over the years we've collected 4 or 5 varieties of Jerusalem artichokes. However, for the life of me, I cannot find where the rest are growing and I've been digging around aplenty! Still, I wanted to share

Common names: Feverfew, Bachelor’s Buttons Taxonomic name: Tanacetum parthenium Family: Asteraceae Uses: Migraines, headaches, biliousness, menstrual problems Area of origin: Eurasia Warnings: None Feverfew

I haven’t been the most regular poster on Steemit over the years. I’ve had months off at a time and always been a little sad when I’ve returned, only to see the value of my little bits of work slowly tanking.

Common names: Elder, Elder Tree, Elder Berry Taxonomic name: Sambucus nigra Family: Adoxaceae Uses: Colds, minor wounds, constipation, skin complaints Area of origin: Europe Warnings: The fresh bark and

Long post here. BUT I believe it is WORTH the time to read. I'm feeling very passionate right now and needed to write. I, admittedly so, like some of you, had let a little of the fear creep in lately.

Common names: Corn Silk, Corn Style Taxonomic name: Zea mays Family: Poaceae Uses: Urinary and bladder issues, blood pressure Area of origin: Mexico Warnings: It’s a diuretic so should be used with care

Most of the garlic seems to have overwintered well and after a week of warmer weather, got a flying start! That's 10 cm of straw mulch in top. 6 rows of tightly spaced garlic in an 80 cm wide slightly

The weird weather continues. After having a couple of centimeters of snow, it suddenly became very warm and in a few days, we had 20+ degrees in the shade. Tomorrow a new -5C night time temp is expected,

Getting home from our vacation a little later than usual, the sap from the Sugar Maple trees was already running. With no time to waste, the day after we arrived home here in Upstate New York was a very

We are super excited that our first beehive arrived today!! We have a local beekeeper that offers a rental/mentorship program. You can rent the hive for a year, they come out and set it up and maintain

Last weekend we couldn't visit our garden and do some work there, as it was time for the annual meeting of our local gardening and permaculture forum. The meetup is an yearly thing in late winter, happening