Pleasing Homestead Archives - A Pleasing Life https://apleasinglife.com/category/pleasing-homestead/ Resources for homesteading and natural health Sun, 15 May 2022 00:02:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://apleasinglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-Joanne-favicon-32x32.png Pleasing Homestead Archives - A Pleasing Life https://apleasinglife.com/category/pleasing-homestead/ 32 32 12 SURPRISING BENEFITS OF GARDENING https://apleasinglife.com/12-surprising-benefits-of-gardening/ https://apleasinglife.com/12-surprising-benefits-of-gardening/#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:46:19 +0000 https://apleasinglife.com/?p=2350 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...

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]]> https://apleasinglife.com/12-surprising-benefits-of-gardening/feed/ 0 Grow Your Own Ginger In The House https://apleasinglife.com/grow-your-own-ginger-in-the-house/ https://apleasinglife.com/grow-your-own-ginger-in-the-house/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:22:48 +0000 https://apleasinglife.com/?p=2290 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...

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]]> https://apleasinglife.com/grow-your-own-ginger-in-the-house/feed/ 6 Good Weeds in the Garden: Eating Weeds https://apleasinglife.com/good-weeds-in-the-garden-eating-weeds/ https://apleasinglife.com/good-weeds-in-the-garden-eating-weeds/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:19:19 +0000 https://apleasinglife.com/?p=2180 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.

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]]> https://apleasinglife.com/good-weeds-in-the-garden-eating-weeds/feed/ 2 Planning The Garden: where do I start? https://apleasinglife.com/planning-the-garden-where-do-i-start/ https://apleasinglife.com/planning-the-garden-where-do-i-start/#respond Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:47:13 +0000 https://apleasinglife.com/?p=2102 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...

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]]> https://apleasinglife.com/planning-the-garden-where-do-i-start/feed/ 0 My First Seeds Have Arrived. Do you have yours? https://apleasinglife.com/thmy-first-seeds-have-arrived/ https://apleasinglife.com/thmy-first-seeds-have-arrived/#respond Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:30:22 +0000 https://apleasinglife.com/?p=2017 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...

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]]> https://apleasinglife.com/thmy-first-seeds-have-arrived/feed/ 0 When should I order my seeds? https://apleasinglife.com/when-should-i-order-or-buy-my-seeds-dont-wait/ https://apleasinglife.com/when-should-i-order-or-buy-my-seeds-dont-wait/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2021 18:21:08 +0000 https://apleasinglife.com/?p=1922 “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...

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]]> https://apleasinglife.com/when-should-i-order-or-buy-my-seeds-dont-wait/feed/ 1 5 Ways to Preserve Food at Home https://apleasinglife.com/5-ways-to-preserve-food-at-home/ https://apleasinglife.com/5-ways-to-preserve-food-at-home/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2021 17:55:16 +0000 https://apleasinglife.com/?p=1919 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...

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]]> https://apleasinglife.com/5-ways-to-preserve-food-at-home/feed/ 4 How Do I Protect My Fruit Trees From Deer? https://apleasinglife.com/how-do-i-protect-my-fruit-trees-from-deer/ https://apleasinglife.com/how-do-i-protect-my-fruit-trees-from-deer/#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:07:08 +0000 https://apleasinglife.com/?p=1878 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...

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]]> https://apleasinglife.com/how-do-i-protect-my-fruit-trees-from-deer/feed/ 0 Winter Garden: Growing Greens in Maine https://apleasinglife.com/winter-garden-maine/ https://apleasinglife.com/winter-garden-maine/#respond Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:59:41 +0000 https://apleasinglife.com/?p=1843 Who says winter isn't for gardening?

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]]> https://apleasinglife.com/winter-garden-maine/feed/ 0 The Reluctant Beekeeper https://apleasinglife.com/the-reluctant-beekeeper/ https://apleasinglife.com/the-reluctant-beekeeper/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2020 18:05:38 +0000 https://apleasinglife.com/?p=1774 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...

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