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Permaculture provides abundance, and we are sad to be moving away from our urban permaculture paradise, but excited to be taking the next step in our journey to a small farm. Before we leave our old house though, we wanted to show off a bunch of the permaculture systems we have in place. Even though…
We have a couple pictures of the new house to share with you all! It is exciting that we will be into our 100 year old farmhouse soon, and we hope you enjoy this sneak peak of the reasons we are excited about the place (and some of the problems). __________ Subscribe and JOIN OUR…
We visited Dundurn Castle, where they have a garden based on what it would have looked like during the 1850s, using the technology and plants available for the time period. This is without a doubt, the best vegetable garden ever, and we are excited to have an acre to replicate it on our soon to…
Serina was nervous that it wouldn’t all come together in time, but at 3pm on the last day, we got our financing. And were able to complete our contract and officially be able to purchase our new farm. Now we just get ready to move for July 1st. __________ Subscribe and JOIN OUR JOURNEY! https://www.youtube.com/c/YouCantEatTheGrass?sub_confirmation=1.…
We have one more day to finalize our offer, and we haven’t been offered a mortgage yet! Are we actually going to be able to pull this all together in time? Are we going to lose our dream farm to financing troubles. __________ Subscribe and JOIN OUR JOURNEY! https://www.youtube.com/c/YouCantEatTheGrass?sub_confirmation=1. __________ SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/you.cant.eat.the.grass/…
Our real estate agent is coming by, because THE OFFER WAS ACCEPTED! We have papers to sign, and now we get busy trying to get our financing in order. Sam doesn’t care, and Lia thinks we should have bought the berry farm. __________ Subscribe and JOIN OUR JOURNEY! https://www.youtube.com/c/YouCantEatTheGrass?sub_confirmation=1. __________ SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/you.cant.eat.the.grass/…
We are excited to have put in an offer on the old farmhouse, but are nervous because we aren’t the only person currently submitting an offer. Are we going to get the place? We don’t know, but we hope we do, because it could be our dream home and new farm. __________ Subscribe and JOIN…
Ian and Serina went looking at 4 homes, all of which they were excited about, but they can only pick one. Each home has lots of potential to be a different type of farm, but only one can be our home. Join us in our excitement to pick the perfect house as we describe the…
We bought a farm! But now what do we do?!? We know how to grow food for ourselves, but now we need to learn how to farm. Learn from our mistakes, and laugh at our hard work. Join our journey to watch it all unfold. __________ Subscribe and JOIN OUR JOURNEY! https://www.youtube.com/c/YouCantEatTheGrass?sub_confirmation=1. __________ SOCIAL MEDIA…
The greenhouse is filled with the seedlings that are ready to get planted out, and the spring crops are ready to be picked. And that means a lot of radishes! Luckily we love radish around here. __________ Subscribe and JOIN OUR JOURNEY! https://www.youtube.com/c/YouCantEatTheGrass?sub_confirmation=1. __________ SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/you.cant.eat.the.grass/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/you.cant.eat.the.grass/ Google+ | https://plus.google.com/u/0/+YouCantEatTheGrass…
Half the rhubarb harvested, and 17lbs in the kitchen. We love this rhubarb plant! Jenny’s Theme by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ __________ Subscribe and JOIN OUR JOURNEY! https://www.youtube.com/c/YouCantEatTheGrass?sub_confirmation=1. __________ SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/you.cant.eat.the.grass/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/you.cant.eat.the.grass/ Google+ | https://plus.google.com/u/0/+YouCantEatTheGrass Website coming soon… __________ SUPPORT US WHILE…
The kale wants to go to seed, but I want to eat it. So I compromise and eat the kale flower buds, which are actually really delicious. I am cooking them with a really simple recipe, that even horrible chefs like me can pull off, by drowning them in oil, salt and pepper, and baking…
The radishes and mustard greens that I planted in the greenhouse are starting to really grow, and that means that it is time to do some thinning so I can have the best harvest possible. Come along with me as I explain how to thin direct seeded crops and the reasons that you want to…
The vegetables are really starting to grow in the greenhouse. The seedling that I started in the soil blocks less than a month ago are ready to be planted out. The tomatoes and peppers need to be potted up. And the radishes and other short spring crops planted in the ground are desperately needing to…
Ian gets to work, and builds 20 wooden seedling trays, out of some scrap wood we had around the house. They are fairly simple to build, and a great plastic free way to use soil blocks for starting your seeds for your vegetable garden. You need: 1 – 9 1/2 x 20 1/4 inch thin…
I’m direct seeding most of the greenhouse with spring crops. Things have warmed up enough overnight, that the soil has started to heat up in the greenhouse, and it is time to test if we can get an entire spring crop out before we plant our tomatoes and eggplants. So come along and laugh at…
I love Justin Rhodes permaculture chickens gardening technique, but I don’t have any chickens. So instead, I’m talking about stacking function and using your resources to the best of your abilities, and highlighting the differences and similarities between our vegetable gardens. I’m excited for the summer garden, and for checking out The Great American Farm…
Now that the greenhouse is all cleaned up, it is time to start putting it to good use. I am experimenting with the soil blocker and doing my first planting of 2018. The cold hardy brassicas need a bit of a head start before getting planted into the ground, so I am hoping that the…
There is nothing else to harvest at the house yet, so I am making an infused oil with one of the few things that I have – violet leaves. They are supposed to have anti inflammatory properties that will make a perfect “hard work” salve down the line. So I am picking them and packing…
It’s a beautiful day in the veggie garden. I’m outside working in the greenhouse, making soil blocks for my next round of starts, and looking for signs of seedlings starting to grow. Come hang out and get an update on the garden.
I tried to make my first milk soap, and everything that could possibly go wrong, does. My milk and lye mixture separates. I get DOS (dreaded orange spots). And I even start to suspect I have lye pockets in some of my earlier soaps! Even though these are all some pretty big failures, I am…
I haven’t had any mold in my main kombucha brew, knock on wood, but I have been able to share out my culture to family and friends who want to start brewing kombucha, and for that reason I am glad I have a scoby hotel. Having a second culture alive and happy in case something…
Ian and Serina battle it out to determine which are better – cheap seeds or expensive seeds. Considering 3 different points of quantity, quality, and variety, they discuss which is actually the better deal. And sometimes cost isn’t as simple to determine as you would expect. So who do you think wins this fight? And…
Ian’s home for the Easter weekend, so we are eating chocolate and chatting about things and the garden. Come and hang out with us 😀
Fensterfarm Greenhouse tagged me to answer the 5 garden question. 1) Why do I garden? 2) Why do I You Tube? 3) How Long Have I been Gardening? 4) What is my favorite thing to grow? 5) What do I grow? Thanks for the tag. Check out his video too! https://youtu.be/Ifbbf3VJ3vg I can’t believe I…
The day was so beautiful that not only did the flowers come out, but also the bees. Come and enjoy the calming sounds and sights of spring with these bees and flowers, in this meditative video of my crocuses. If you know the variety of bees here, I would love to know! __________ Subscribe and…
Wait, everyone is talking about 3 new things we are growing this spring? I definitely am going to take this as an oppertuniyu to talk about seeds again, lol. Today’s seed craziness is brought to you by Instagram, and all the amazing pictures I saw all the “cool kids” posting last year. So get your…
