The little round reddish-pink globes called radish are the most fun seed to sow in your garden for children and adults alike! Depending on the breed, this root vegetable grows very fast! Enjoy radish on a tossed salad, fermented and in Greek-inspired bowls, cook them down like a potato, or stir into a stir fry….
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DIY Compost Bins to Create a Great Soil Amendment
One way to create your own or DIY compost bins is to use old trash cans. This composting method keeps critters and smell out, and the compost close to the house and kitchen for easy disposal of food scraps from your from-scratch-meal-making kitchen. Read on for how we use old trash cans to create rich…
How to Make Your Own Repurposed Seedling Name Tags for $0
It’s spring. The sun is shining, warm on your skin. You’re ready to get your hand dirty and soil shoved under your nails. It’s SEED SOWING TIME! Amid the excitement of sowing all the seeds, you write down the seed name on the edge of the seedling tray and keep sowing. On transplant day, you…
The Toxicity of Self-Sufficiency in Modern Homesteading
This is a big topic. One that may get some blow back from the homesteading world. But it’s a topic that needs more awareness. I am all for self-sufficiency lifestyles that are built on providing for yourself and your family such as through homesteading, gardening, farming, etc. However, in my few years of truly knowing…
Our First Year with a Back to Eden Garden Bed
Back to Eden is a term by Paul Gautschi who developed a garden method that uses the natural growing environment, the way God intended. After watching the documentary and sharing it far and wide with friends, we decided we had to give it a try. Here’s how our first year went with the Back to…
How does one become an accidental flower farmer?
How does one become an accidental flower farmer? With God’s help, to be sure! This is the story of how two years in a row now God has provided our farm with hundreds of gorgeous volunteer flowers. Only, it was this year that I decided to create more beauty from those already stunning blooms. One…
12 ideas for when you have too many fresh tomatoes
“Too many tomatoes”?! Get out of here with that non-sense! Okay, I’m joking. I get it. We love our summer gardens but sometimes they over-produce or sometimes you come home to a cardboard box at your door teeming with red globes. You can’t bear to see them wasted but you also can’t fathom peeling another…
How to Turn One Garlic Bulb into Garlic Forever
Garlic (allium sativum) not only packs a flavor punch in many dishes and has a list of healing properties, it is fun and easy growing garlic in your own garden. Read how one bulb of garlic could keep you in garlic forever! Please see my DISCLOSURE STATEMENT before reading any further. I am not a…
Low Tox Weed Killer for Your Garden and Yard
If you’re not a fan of weeds around your garden beds and you’re most surely not a fan of glyphosate or Round-Up spray, then this recipe may be for you. Check out this 3 ingredient low tox weed killer for around your garden and where needed in your yard and is safe to use around…
How to Reuse Plastic Seedling Containers Safely
The season is upon us to begin shopping for your garden’s seedlings or perhaps you’re looking to sow your own seeds. Put the peat pots down and let’s chat upcycling seedling containers! This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Johnson Home NC is a…
