12 SURPRISING BENEFITS OF GARDENING
Surprising Mental and emotional benefits of gardening Gardening cultivates beauty and provides delicious and wholesome food. But gardening has some really unexpected benefits too. Here…
Pleasing Homestead
Grow Your Own Ginger In The House
Grow Your Own Ginger In The House Fresh Ginger is Amazing! A Lot Of Ginger In A Box So… one of those boxes had pounds…
Good Weeds in the Garden: Eating Weeds
Many garden weeds are edible and healthy. Here I explain some benefits of gardening in general and 10 of the weeds that can be consumed.
Planning The Garden: where do I start?
It’s getting to be seed starting time! I’m so excited! We are moving in toward gardening season here in the north woods. People living in…
My First Seeds Have Arrived. Do you have yours?
Keeping ya’ll updated. My first box of seeds arrived in the mail yesterday. These came from Fedco. Their website is here: https://fedcoseeds.com You can catch…
When should I order my seeds?
“When Should I order my seeds?” I hear this question a lot and my answer is “Don’t wait!” Order them now. Winter is the best…
5 Ways to Preserve Food at Home
It’s the beginning of the year, and I live in Maine. Why am I even thinking about putting up the harvest? Maybe you saw my…
How Do I Protect My Fruit Trees From Deer?
Keeping deer from damaging your orchard does not have to be difficult or expensive. If you have any fruit trees, and especially if you live…
Winter Garden: Growing Greens in Maine
Who says winter isn’t for gardening?
The Reluctant Beekeeper
Twenty years ago, (I can’t believe it’s been that long) I set my daughter up with a bee hive for her sixteenth birthday. We were…