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How to Cold Stratify Seeds Indoors
I have huge plans for my front yard this year. Huge. Gigantic. Super-sized. I’m converting a sad, invasive grass filled yard into a pollinator paradise. I cannot wait to see it full of…
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12 Apps That Earn You Money
We’ll get right to it – these apps usually help me fund Christmas every year with gift cards! Check them out below. You can sign up using my referral links – most of…
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Fermenting Chicken Food
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the bucket of fermented chicken food that I made for her! Whether you have a small backyard flock of egg layers, or you…
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Seeds To Start In January
Gardening in Colorado certainly has its hurdles. One of these hurdles is trying to give my seedlings a big enough head start on the growing season without starting them too early. I want…
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Chicken Care 101: A Guide For Complete Beginners
Chickens: the gateway animal of homesteading. Anybody who has chickens can absolutely agree with that statement. It all starts with chickens, then you want a turkey or two, then perhaps a goat… or…
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12 Things to Include in Your Garden Journal
Gardening has crossed over from a mere hobby into a full blown passion. Over the last few years, I’ve found myself scouring the shelves at the library for any related book I could…
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Training Your Dog to be Chicken Friendly
A few of you have reached out to me after seeing videos of my dog, Tucker, on Instagram hanging out with my chickens. The reactions have been “How on earth did you get…
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January Garden Tasks
Oh January. The holiday season has just gone by, leaving a hazy shade of winter behind. The daylight hours are getting longer now (yay!) but the weeks between New Year’s and the spring…
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Winter Sowing 101
You know that time of year. The daylight hours are short. You pass the furnace multiple times a day, resisting the urge to turn it up a few degrees. The once lush, green…
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Back To Eden Gardening: The What, Why & How
Hi friends! I want to share with you all a method of gardening that completely changed my life. Not even exaggerating. I have never had as much success gardening as I have since…