Rabbits chowing down on purslane and sweet potato vines. Sustainability on the homestead is a big phrase. For me most of the time sustainability is born out of necessity. To put it in plain terms, this is sometimes what sustainability means to me; sometimes I am...
Grow Your Own Food Right Where You Are!
Let’s face it growing your own food can be a mystery, especially if you have never done it before. My passion is to show you how to grow your own fresh organic groceries right where you are!
Front Yard Garden
The Seeds are in the Ground: New Hope in Every Seed!
To plant a garden is to believe in tommorrow. Audrey Hepburn My friend and I were talking the other day about how we see the Presence of God all about us in every part of the garden. Of course, He is in the birdsong and the cool morning breeze, but the other day when...
We have a new man in the garden; The Scarecrow
I truly do have the best neighbors! My sweet friend/neighbor donated a scarecrow to the front yard garden and another friend/neighbor donated a very nice shirt and straw hat for him to wear. So my daughter and I are busy stuffing this new man in the garden with straw....
How to Start Your Garden for a New Year of Growing Your Own Food!
You still have time to get your garden started for Spring planting. Let me help you get started growing your own food with this step by step plan! I get asked a lot, "How do I get started with a garden?" Well you are in luck because I am starting 2 raised beds and...
The Newcomer to the Garden: Chinese Yellow Melon
Squirrel proof cage to protect melons Every year I like to try a new vegetable or two in my front yard garden. This year I tried Chinese Yellow Melon. Having been given the seeds from a friend I didn't really know what to expect. Turns out there are many...
How to Get Your Kids Interested in Gardening With You!
I have to say, first off that I love my kids all the same. They each bring qualities and gifts to this family that make it wonderful. With that said let me just take a moment to say:I HAVE A FARMER IN THE HOUSE. WOOP WOOP. He wanted dirt cake for his birthday 5 yrs in...
Dash
Hi there, my name is Anne-Marie, but my friends call me Dash from the -dash- in my name. My homestead journey started out with one prayer. “Please help me get nutritious, organic food for my family.” Wow, I was surprised how God went about answering that prayer! …..Read More!