by Lisa Matthews | Jun 13, 2016 | cooking, dehydrating, DIY, gardening, growing food, herbs, homesteading, lifestyle, pantry staples, plants, preservation, seasoning |
The end of last week it was time to clip the tops of the onions. I use this process to encourage the bulbs to get larger so that your onions are bigger and better at harvest time. So, what to do with the laundry basket full of green tops? Why, dehydrate them, of...
by Lisa Matthews | May 8, 2016 | 2016 Spring Gathering, education, gathering, green house, growing food, herbs, homesteading, sessions, spring. |
With the 2016 Spring Gathering a week from today, I guess I better get some more introductions made. Not everyone has had time to get me their detailed information, so I will include what I know about them. Jasmine will be presenting information on Growing,...
by Lisa Matthews | Apr 16, 2016 | education, family, gardening, gathering, goats, growing food, herbs, homesteading, lifestyle, planting, rabbits, sessions, spring., Uncategorized |
Plans are coming together for our 2016 Spring Gathering at our homestead on May 14th, 2016. We are very excited to be able to offer educational sessions along with a time to share ideas and experiences with like-minded people. We are planning to run...
by Lisa Matthews | Apr 6, 2016 | dehydrating, DIY, extract, family, garden, gardening, green house, growing food, herbs, homesteading, lifestyle, mint, planting, plants, safety, tea, Uncategorized |
The past week has been another roller coaster around the homestead. We’ve worked in the garden, planted in the greenhouse, begun work on re-doing pens in the barn for the animals, worked in the rapidly growing herb bed, marked our queens in both our bee hives...
by Lisa Matthews | Mar 14, 2016 | DIY, garden, gardening, green house, growing food, make-it-Monday, planting, plants, Uncategorized |
The weather the last few weeks has been remarkably warm and spring-like. While the weather is much enjoyed, it comes with some anxious anticipation. The earlier Mother Natures brings on Spring-like weather the more worried I become that there will be that...
