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Growing your own food and homesteading in your own backyard with vegetable gardening, chickens, permaculture and home brewing.
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Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
We're learning to grow from seed to saving seed and in this episode, we're talking about how to grow an overlooked root vegetable that stores very well over winter in a root cellar! Meet the humble rutabaga and learn how to grow this crop, how we use it in the kitchen, and even how to save the seeds to grow again.
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Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Let's talk about how to grow onions! Often used in the kitchen but sometimes a bit difficult to grow, in this podcast we're going to talk about:
- onion types
- how to grow
- managing disease
- sowing seeds
- saving seeds
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What variety are you growing? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sometimes vegetables are dropped from a seed catalog because they aren't popular for gardeners to buy. Maybe it is because we don't know how to use it in the kitchen, maybe it's difficult to grow, or maybe it's because it looks weird and ugly. In this episode, we're talking about how to grow one vegetable that's dropping from the seed catalog availability.
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What variety are you growing? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
If you are itching to get planting your garden listen in to learn how to protect your plants from the cold and avoid a mistake I made using frost protection!
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How do you protect your plants from frost and cold weather? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
There might be snow on the ground but it is seed-starting season indoors! Get a jump on the growing season and find out what seeds you can sow right now!
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What are you sowing right now? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Learning about saving seeds can be a great way to help preserve historic varieties and save money with your gardening hobby. In this episode, we talk about some considerations you need to think about when planning your garden to eat and saving your favorite varieties.
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What are you seed saving? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
In today's episode, I'll be talking through some planned improvements here on the homestead and some upcoming gardening experiments and trials...2023 is going to be a busy year here but I hope that some of these activities inspire you to think about improvements you can make to your backyard and perhaps even encourage you to try something new in your garden.
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What gardening style would you like to experiment with? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
In this episode, we talk a bit more about zones and how they can vary. We also talk about what stacking is in permaculture and how we can leverage it in our design.
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Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
In this episode, we dig in to learn about the permaculture principles and some examples for your homestead and find out about permaculture zones.
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What are you designing for on your homestead? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
It's time for a mini-training series! We are digging into permaculture step by step over the next few weeks to help you create a permaculture design to use on your homestead!
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What are you doing to prepare for winter? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.