Real Homesteader Stories Episode 1

Days on the homestead are both slow and fast. That sounds a little Dickensian, it’s true, but that’s how it feels to me. Part of it is because of winter, and part of it is because accomplishing most tasks on the homestead is a series of small steps that complete a big task. Goals are…

Winter is here full-force, and even though we have a lot to do, the wind especially makes it hard to spend time out there. We’ve been getting strong gusts from the west and the north, with the occasional break when we get wind from the south. I’ve been sort of missing Florida, and making plans…

To fight boredom over the winter, and to test the horse manure I’ve been composting, I started growing potatoes inside, using the manure and left over feed bags. I just use potatoes from the grocery store. I know they’re not disease certified, but I started gardening late, and didn’t order any disease free certified seed…