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Welcome back, YouTube! Today we are walking through our 10,000 square foot garden here in Central Arkansas (Zone 7b), talking about different heirloom varieties and growing practices. I’m sharing whats working for me, whats not, and harvesting some new crops I’ve never grown before! Want More Roots & Refuge? Check Out: Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our…
We have been so blown away by all our new subscribers. I so appreciate all of you following along with us. I believe in living life out loud, so I’m here today to share 18 random things about my life to give you a little insight into who I am! Www.instagram.com/drewlr Want More Roots &…
Welcome to our channel, YouTube. We are so, so thankful that you are here and we hope you are both encouraged and entertained by what we share here. Thank you for choosing to follow along with this dream come true! Want More Roots & Refuge? Check Out: Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently…
It’s time for our fourth weekly garden tour of the summer of 2018. The peppers are started to come in and today is my first really big tomato harvest. Thank you all so much for sharing our garden with us! Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Music by our friend Daniel Smith. The instrumental song at the beginning of…
Have you ever worked hard gardening a home grown tomato just to be disappointed in flavor? Or maybe you’ve never successfully grown tomatoes at all. Today I’m giving you a crash course in tomato growing, from basic vocabulary to the science of flavor compounds, here’s all I know about growing tomatoes for flavor. One of…
We get asked all the time about our arched trellises. Today we are showing you how to build them and what we grow on them! They are a wonderful way to add function and beauty to your garden. Want More Roots & Refuge? Check Out: Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog:…
A year or so ago, I had the idea of a devotional called “Good Morning from the Garden” The only problem was that I couldn’t imagine my target audience, considering so many of the things I learned with the Holy Spirit were in the context of my farm. Last week, I shared an encouraging word…
Our third garden tour for the growing season of 2018. Today, June 23, we are taking a closer look at our 10k square food garden. I’m discussing what we grow, how and why! Want More Roots & Refuge? Check Out: Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do…
My Nubian doe, Pesky, gave birth today and I’m bringing you guys along for the process. Goat Kidding is generally a hands off event, unless there is an emergency, but most goat owners like to stick around just in case. If nothing else, who doesn’t love to experience the miracle of life! Today I’m talking…
Last year, after a long spell of anticipating the birth of our new goat kids, this photographer got tired of waiting. What else to do with a pregnant doe than to take photos of her? Well, we are back for round two and today I’m sharing our silly exploit with you guys. I hope this…
One of my favorite things on a warm, Arkansas evening is to go walk through the garden with my kids and show them the progress. Benjamin, especially, loves garden fresh veggies and will try just about anything we grow!
It’s just another busy day on the homestead! Giving away my extra plants and working in the garden with kids, I’m going non stop today. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Thank you to our friend Daniel Smith for providing the music for our channel.
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We loved our cattle panel trellises last year, but this year we are doing things a little differently. Follow our instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Thank you to our friend Daniel Smith for all the amazing music on our channel.
June 2017- Join us in our raised bed garden as we give our tomato plans a little extra support. instagram.com/roots_and_refuge
With too many berries, and not enough ways to preserve them, I started my journey into ferments with this rumtopf. And now with a few things under my belt, I am excited to pull this Christmas treat out and start enjoying it. Its a fairly simple recipe combining equal parts fruit and sugar in rum,…
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Welcome to Fermentation Friday! This week I made up a batch of pickled beans. I had some unwanted growth on the top of my brine, and spent most of the week trying to figure out if it was mold or Kahm’s yeast. I’m still not 100% sure, but everything tasted good, so I’m keeping it.…
