One thing that grew amazingly this year were our HOT peppers! While most of us have wimpy pallets when it comes to hot things, my hubby can take the heat. We pushed even his spicy taste to the limit this year. For the first time we grew ghost peppers! Lots of firsts...
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
Our Cool Season Starts for Fall go into the Front Yard Garden!
It is going to rain and rain and then rain some more. Sorry South Carolina, we had our own flood down here in Houston Texas last year and it wasn't pretty. Amazing what the human spirit can endure and come back from! Hang in there! Here in Dallas Texas, because of the...
We are starting an orchard! See what trees we are planting!
Have you ever had a part of your life or house that is just overwhelming and unmanageable? That perfectly describes my side yard. Watch our video to see the steps we are taking to turn this unmanageable space into a beautiful orchard this Fall! See what trees I have...
Make Fire Cider with us; the best cold & flu remedy!
I HATE being sick. Not that anyone loves being under the weather, but I absolutely despise it! Maybe it is because I am a mom, couldn't help but notice there is VERY little down time in that job description. I love my kids, but they are needy! All too soon I am really...
Let me Introduce You to Your New Best Garden Buddy; Comfrey!
If you have animals, need a great fertilizing cover mulch or are ever in need of a healing salve, then you really need to get up close and personal with Comfrey! A good friend gave me some little potted up Comfrey starts last Fall and I planted them in the middle of...
Rebuilding Raised Beds & A Flash to the Past; How the Front Yard Garden Came to Be!
Saturday was big project day on the homestead. During the week I have to take small steps towards my goal; by that I mean that I only have about an hour a day to spend in the garden. I wake up EARLY, so I can fit my garden fun in, just as the sun rises. I get super...
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!