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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 Jul 31, 2022
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Farmers do an amazing job. Growing food isn't an easy task and during Maine's Open Farm Day I had an opportunity to walk farms and talk to the farmers who grow food for their communities and share their knowledge with anyone who is interested! Here are 5 things I learned from farmers.
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What did you repurpose and reuse? 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 Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Pests are a pain to deal with, but they are inevitable in the garden. Today. let's talk about some control methods you can use in the garden to help keep pests in check.
Mentioned in the episode:
Bt is Bacillus thuringiensisis. A bacteria that is used to control caterpillars. My microbiologist friends are probably glad I didn't try to pronounce it :D
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What's growing in your garden 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 Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
The summer is busy in the garden but in July and August, there are some steady garden chores you can do from taking care of the soil to cane fruit. See how you can help your garden grow!
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What's growing in your garden 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 Jul 10, 2022
Sunday Jul 10, 2022
Join me with a cup of tea for a chat about homesteading. In today's episode, you can hear about some of the things going on around the homestead behind the scenes if you will. Things that worked and things that didn't along with some tips for local food.
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Would you go all-in for the landrace 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 Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Raising your own chickens for meat or eggs is a great project for most homesteaders but they can get expensive with the cost of feed. In this episode, we dive into some strategies homesteaders use to save money raising chickens
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How do you save money raising your flock? 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 Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Scaling up your homestead is another learning curve. In today's episode, I want to talk about some things that I wish we had known before expanding the homestead.
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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 Jun 12, 2022
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
It might just be the beginning of your growing season but don't miss out on a garden for fall! In this episode, we dig into preparing for your fall garden.
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What are you saving seeds from or making into a landrace? 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 Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Working full time and homesteading isn't easy. In today's episode, I talk about how we keep moving forward and some tips that have helped us along the way.
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What are you saving seeds from or making into a landrace? 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 May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
Start building your self-sufficient homestead garden and grow more in the same garden bed with these companion plant pairings!
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What are you saving seeds from or making into a landrace? 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 May 15, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
If you need the inspiration to start your landrace varieties dig in to learn about how I'm creating some on my homestead.
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What are you saving seeds from or making into a landrace? 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.