Pickled Garlic Recipe
When it comes to garlic, we usually just harvest it and store it in our cold room. However, over the years I have learnt how […]
Month: October 2017
Irish Beef Stew Recipe
It is just simple tweaks that turn one recipe into another versions. Yes just changing or adding a few extra ingredients can turn a stew […]
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
I know, I know there has been a lot of pumpkin related posts in the last few weeks. It’s not my fault though, blame it […]
How To Grow Kaffir Lime
Although it is not very popular in North America, this is one of those ‘herbs’ that you need for your Asian recipes. I just enjoy […]
DIY Single Wheel Bicycle Trailer
Every now and again I run into these interesting things, that I feel I just gotta try. The last such project was the diy bucket […]
How To Choose Your Chicken Breeds
Alright, so you have decided you want to start raising chickens either on your homestead or in your backyard? Well before you head out and […]
How To Use Eggs As Garden Fertilizer
When it comes to my garden I try by all means to grow everything as naturally as possible. I have used many techniques to achieve […]
How To Freeze Your Tomatoes
If there is one thing that I pride myself on in the garden is my tomatoes. I personally think that I have mastered the art […]
Balela Salad Recipe
Today I have decided to get all super healthy on you. I mean what is the point of growing all these delicious and healthy vegetables […]
Homemade Therapeutic Bath Salts
Although most of the time, in an effort to save water we tend to take showers on the homestead. Sometimes when it rains a lot, […]
How To Grow Giant Pumpkins
With Fall, comes halloween and the ever so popular pumpkin season. I have grown pumpkins in our garden every season, but always wondered why I […]
DIY PVC Pontoon Boat
Growing up my dad had a little row boat that we would take out on the small lake near our house. I think that is […]
DIY Tin Can Rabbit Feeder
The amount of blog time I give to my chickens, one would think that we only have chickens and no other livestock on the homestead. […]
How To Grow Rue
Yeah, I can see you giving me that raised eyebrow look. There she goes again with her fancy plant names. Actually I do not think […]
Canning Salmon
Hmmm, for a fish that I really enjoy, I do not think I have made many posts on this blog about it. Maybe I am […]
Chinese Dumplings Recipe
I felt like today was the perfect day to add yet another Chinese recipe. Wait, come to think of it, this is the second recipe […]
Homemade French Dressing Recipe
Many of us enjoy salads, especially if you can just harvest lettuce and other greens from your garden. Often times, I just like to use […]
How To Grow Cumin From Seeds
A few days ago, when I made the bell pepper nacho boats, there was one ingredient in there that I realized I actually did not […]
DIY Concrete Fire Bowl
So it has started to get a little chilly out there, and naturally we have started looking at our heating options. We already have the […]
5 Essentials For Raising Chicks
If I had to pick a favorite when it comes to raising livestock, then I guess I would have to choose raising chickens. Maybe it […]