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Sunflowers – my favorite weed in the garden. They add so much drama with all their height and colour that we can spot our yard from a block away. But the season is over, and since it was a nice day, I decided to start in on the clean up. Join Serina and the kids…
Ian is home from Alberta for 24 hours, lol. But we sat down and had a quick chat about something that we truly believe in: compromise. It’s common advice to say “never settle” but I think there is more practical value in “prioritizing value”. In the balance of time vs money, Ian and Serina lean…
This video details one of the wildlife adventures our dog Scooter recently went on when I found him down the back excitedly harassing a native Australian animal – not very happy! Thanks for your support! Amazon Gardening: https://bit.ly/2xB63Ef Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my website to find info on certain subjects) Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com…
Welcome to #fermentationfriday Today I am showing you all the ways that I have learned to flavor kombucha during the second fermentation. With some many different possibilities, the flavors are endless. What are your favorite flavors?
This video on whether the production of organic food is a scam/lie or at best a big waste of money is in response to a video I saw produced by Prager Unervisity and narrated by Bjorn Lomborg called “Is Organic Food Worth the Cost?”, which practically argues that the whole organic food industry is fake…
MAKE CHANGE… tomorrow? When the goal is to keep moving forward, and to make positive sustainable changes to your life and your community, it can leave you feeling like a failure when you hit a setback. Life can be stressful, and it is important to find ways to deal with that stress. And simple living…
“Look at that cute deer” is words I haven’t said since I started gardening at my current home, where deer will wander into our GATED URBAN backyard! Our local deer are so tame, that I worry about them attacking my small children, because they will stand their ground even against cars, lol. Our main garden…
Gardening is so regional and specific, that trying to follow any one system in the exact same way that a garden guru does it will lead to disappointment. If you don’t find ways to adapt advice to your specific garden, then those “tips and tricks” might be big failures. There is great value in learning…
Join Serina for a quick update on how the garden is doing now that we have officially entered fall. Things are still growing well, but the weather has changed, and there is only a few weeks of strong growth left.
Another busy week and one of the signs that spring is here is our first encounter with a snake this season! Also, we chat about mulberry growing, chipping, pruning fruit trees and more. Buy dragon fruit on Amazon: https://bit.ly/2h9HYK8 Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my website to find info on certain subjects) Forum:…
Serina and Lia are picking herbs to stock up for tea in the winter. It won’t be long before the fall frost comes and kills all the tender leaves, so you have to be prepared and harvest while you still can. Lia is clearly due for a nap, and is full of her own ideas,…
Kombucha is all about having a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, and my yeast is currently not at a healthy balance. To try and get my brew back to the best balance possible, this week I am cleaning my continuous brew kombucha vessel. There is too much yeast, and the yeast that is in…
I don’t care what the calendar says, it can’t possibly be fall yet. I’m not ready to give up on summer, so I’m insisting that summer isn’t over. To celebrate that it is still summer, Serina and the kids go on a massive harvest, and attempt to create the perfect harvest picture. We are on…
The second round of grapes are ready, but the concords aren’t as nice of a eating grape as what Lia is used to. So her and Serina pick a bucket to make some grape juice instead. It’s a super simple recipe with tasty results! At least Lia thinks so, lol. There is nothing like using…
Ian is off to work. He got the call, and is leaving to start his winter season. Whenever he goes off for his shift work, we don’t have a solid date for when he will come back. We are hoping to see him home before Christmas, but if he works straight to Christmas, we will…
We LOVE pesto, and grow basil every year specifically to stock our freezer with a year long supply. It is such a delicious and easy way to preserve our basil harvest. Join us as we make up a big batch, and show you how we do it and our “recipe”, as well as our trick…
This video is all about how to grow a lot of dragon fruit (pitaya) in just one container. This method is what I call the hang or grow down method where the plant is placed upon a stand or in my case a stump and left to drape down instead of being trained up a…
This week I give brewing kombucha without a scoby a try. I have been seeing conversations about not needing the scoby culture mat to successfully ferment kombucha tea, and just using the starter tea, or even a store bought kombucha, so I gave it a try. And it was a great success! The kombucha brewed…
Ian, Serina, and Sam pull up the onion crop. Sam is still better at eating onions that harvesting them, but he gets a few tips. Ian tries out a new technique for drying the onions after harvest. Join us as we make space in the garden.
I always say that it only takes an hour a day. Here’s some video proof that I found, that sometimes your hour doesn’t have to be that hard, lol. The tomatoes in the greenhouse are going crazy, so Serina had to get out and do some picking and trellising. The tomatoes have reached the very…
Those sunflowers are sure pretty, but did you know you could eat them too? I quickly show you how long you need to leave them on the plant, and how to beat the birds to a great harvest.
Wondering how to pick basil to keep the plant bushy and productive, and to keep it from going to seed? I quickly let you know. I talk about some general basil care, and then show you with clear close video where exactly you should be picking your basil from.
Have a hard time getting anything done with the baby and toddler in tow, out in the garden. I share a couple of my tricks on how to deal with the destructive force of children in the veggie patch. Most of all, it is important to adjust your mind set on what you will be…
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Ian and Serina open their new package of fall seeds. They purchased a variety of different mustard, spinach and choy to try in the greenhouse and in the garden. With the beginning of September here, it is now or never when it comes to planting the fall garden. Check out what they got and their…
This video is about how I combated unwanted weeds and grasses in and around our vegetable garden pathways. Personally, I do find that if your garden is dominated by excessive weeds requiring too much manual work the whole gardening experience can be tainted. Yes, most people understand that pulling weeds is part of gardening but…
It’s all happening here on our lifestyle acreage homestead property! In this video, I show you guys a bunch of stuff that’s been going on such as growing tomatoes, eggplant, asparagus, the citrus orchard flowering, pruning, zucchini, and even ducks sitting on her nest of eggs. Lots to get through and plenty of action to…
It’s all happening here on our lifestyle acreage homestead property! In this video, I show you guys a bunch of stuff that’s been going on such as growing tomatoes, eggplant, asparagus, the citrus orchard flowering, pruning, zucchini, and even ducks sitting on her nest of eggs. Lots to get through and plenty of action to…
Have too many eggplants on your hands? Make one of our favorite snacks! Baba ghanoush. This delicious dip is made using roasted eggplants, garlic, tahini, and lemon juice, and stores really well in the freezer. It is an excellent way to preserve your eggplant harvest for the winter, making for quick snacking later. Follow along…
