Creating a mini water garden To create a mini water garden we made a little pond. All we did was take a whiskey barrel use half of it to make a cheap mini water garden. It’s been really fun to watch it evolve over the years. We started it...
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The beginning of homesteading Years ago, we moved to a city in North Carolina called Asheville. If you’ve never been, it’s a city with a reputation of being populated mostly by hippies. People are definitely more in tune with natural...
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What’s your biggest gardening challenge right now? Let’s explore some great ideas on how you and your garden can be healthy and alive with essential oils. With this you’ll find out that gardening with essential oils is the best...
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We’ve been working hard on the schoolhouse project since March and a lot of progress was made since the last blog post. It’s really cool to see the space be transformed and get closer to what we want it to become. We are aiming to have all the...
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TURN ON YOUR SOUND FOR THIS ONE! Have you ever been in a swarm of honey bees? It’s an amazing feeling. There is this large vibration in the air. Tons of bees talking, buzzing, Running into you, and your veil! There is a smell of warm honey...
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We introduce to you the schoolhouse We have a vision of a place where people can come and find out more about themselves. They can discover the magic of making something with their own hands. The joy of sitting down at the table and breaking...
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Compost Tea in Drip Irrigation A year ago we installed drip irrigation into our garden rows. After years of watering by hand, or just plain not watering, we knew we needed something better. Our goal is to eventually build up enough topsoil that...
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So like 2 years ago… We told you more on fencing was to come with this post. And it turns out we had more to learn. And do… I sit here and write about it while Drew is in trenches getting the fence done. And the girls–the girls...
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Homeschool from the non-expert People often tell me, or ask me, or mention to me something about homeschool or homeschooling and I’m pretty nearly clueless. Sure, I’ve heard the terms and can sometimes even understand when the...
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How apple trees and goats are connected We always bury our goats under the apple trees. The tree gets nourished by the goat body. The grass always grows really well there. Then the goats get to eat the apples and the grass. Then the goats make...
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Working farm, our almost dream farm It has come to our attention that we may never actually have a farm that is our major source of income. It’s a bit of a drag really, and based on our experience, it has more to do with sustainability than...
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“Firewood warms you twice, once when you cut it and again when you burn it.” some lumberjack The start of our woodstove At the end of this summer, we got a wood stove for heating the house. It has been a learning adventure. There is a...
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