As we select fruit trees for our homestead orchard, I’m considering how we will actually use the fruit we grow. With apples, for instance, one of the primary ways we preserve and enjoy apples is making hard apple cider. So, as I research apple varieties that will do well in our zone 4 climate, I’m […]
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Root cellaring is one of my favorite methods of food storage, so much so that we built a homestead root cellar on our Missouri homestead (and even wrote this eBook with instructions to teach you how to build one!). When we moved to Vermont and started to build our new off grid homestead and house, […]
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The black walnut tree (Juglans nigra) is a fantastic source of food and medicine. Unfortunately, too many people let these nuts go unused, frustrated by the mess they cause in their yard rather than appreciating all of the many uses for black walnuts. Although Central Vermont is not within the native range of black walnut […]
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Living a homesteading lifestyle, the rhythm of my year is an extension of the seasonal changes and activities of the homestead. Planting in spring, tending in summer, harvesting in fall, resting in winter. But while the agrarian calendar is rather firmly integrated into my life, I still rely on a homestead to do list to […]
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Like many gardeners, when Autumn comes around I obsessively check my weather app for signs of frost or a hard freeze. I put a lot of work into growing a late summer and fall garden, and know that my future harvest depends on protecting plants from frost. Luckily, it’s easy to protect plants from frost […]
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Read the original post “How to Start Composting” on A Modern Homestead. If you are tired of throwing away your food scraps and want to start composting successfully, I’m sharing my top 3 methods to help you get going! Whether you have a small apartment patio or 100 acres, there is a composting method here […]
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Root cellaring is one of my favorite methods of food preservation. Once you have a root cellar, and have learned more about ideal conditions for root cellaring, the next step is to grow or source fruits and vegetables that will store well in a root cellar. In this extensive guide, I share some of the […]
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Read the original post “Best Pollinator Plants for Gardening” on A Modern Homestead. Unlock a thriving garden with the power of pollinator plants! Transform lackluster vegetable yields by attracting bees, butterflies, and more to fix poor pollination. Learn the secrets to creating your best and most bountiful harvest yet! We grow a lot of our […]
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Read the original post “Growing Pumpkins from Seed” on A Modern Homestead. Dreaming of growing pumpkins in your backyard garden? It’s easier than you might think! Find out how to grow pumpkins and exactly when to plant pumpkins for the perfect fall harvest! A few years ago we planted pumpkin seeds (among other things) in […]