I have a confession to make. You know how some kids, to be truthful some adults, think that their meat comes in those little plastic wrapped packages from the store? On some level, they know that the meat they are buying was once a live animal and that someone cared...
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
Yellow Squash; Garden to Table Recipe
My kids nor I will ever forget the summer of yellow squash. It was the first year I had planted at the community garden and I had no idea that, unless I was planning to peddle squash on the street corner, I had no business planting so many plants! Oh, to flashback to...
The Secret to Fart-less Beans that Your Mother Never Taught You!
When I was at my first year at the community garden, one of the good pieces of advice I got was to plant what your family likes to eat. Too bad you can't grow pizza! Any hoo, I thought; beans. I used beans, pinto mostly, every week and knew my kids liked them. I also...
First Fruit Tree on the Homestead; Looking Forward to Figs
I am so excited to announce that we have planted the first fruit tree on the Homestead! I know you fellow homesteaders know that kind of weird excitement I am talking about. The kind that makes you want to tell everyone you meet that day about your new addition. The...
Malabar Spinach, Taming the Beast
Today I was in the garden trying to tame a plant that had overstepped it's bounds. I remember the day I spied this plant at one of the nursery centers I go to. It boasted an ability to grow even in the heat and humidity of summer. In answer to my questions, the...
God’s Promise and The Bitter Eggplant
I have been wanting to tell you about the place I get feed for my animals and homesteading supplies. This is the perfect opportunity because I entered a drawing and won a really nice picnic set with a cooler, blanket, dishes and even a Target gift card. Woo Hoo! I...
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!