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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 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…
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…
Ian is getting ready to go to work! Which means that Serina is home alone with the kids for month long chunks at a time. Even though Ian loves being a faller, and it is every kids dream to get to go off to the woods to play with a chainsaw, he still prefers 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…
Take a quick tour with us in the garden, as we fill you in on all the summer to fall changes. Things are very productive right now, but the end is near 🙁 Follow along with Serina as she explains what this mess of green is.
We like to have discussions about homesteading, and this rant video deals with one frequent issue for new homesteaders, buying land too far from work because its all you can afford and the consequences of that decision.
Ian is obsessed with garlic. He doesn’t think you can ever have too much. Follow Ian as he finishes up cleaning the garlic and sorting out the best heads for seed crop. Are we set for the year?
What should I do? My radishes are going to seed! Well, that’s perfect, because now you can get some radish seed pods which are even tastier than radishes. Here’s the quick guide to everything about radish seed pods.
Wondering when is the right time is to pick your bush beans? Here’s the quick answer.
Wondering how to eat your Egyptian walking onions? Here’s the quickest answer of the two ways we like to eat them.
Wondering if you can eat your nasturtiums? Here’s the quick answer of how to pick them.
Wondering how to properly pick rhubarb? Here’s the quick answer.
Wondering how to pick a beet? Here’s the quick answer.
Wondering how to pick swiss chard properly? Here’s the quick answer.
Worried about how to properly pick your grapes off the vine? Here is the quickest answer we could make!
There are 7 billion people in the world, not everyone can live on an off grid large land homestead. Instead, Ian and Serina offer some ideas on how urban homesteading can provide the answer to creating more livable and sustainable cities. Join us as we talk about some of our ideas on why you should…
In this video diary of my first attempt of second fermenting kombucha I have some success and some failure. I flavor my batch with fresh ginger. One bottle gets some mold that I show in detail, and another bottle gets drank! Can you guess what my husbands reaction is?
Can you believe this haul?!?! But no returns here. Come see why everyone should shop in their own yards! Also, this is me trying to be funny. I don’t actually act like this, lol.
Here’s our story. We haven’t always been living the homestead style life. We used to dream about living off the grid. Get a feel for our urban homestead and learn about what lead us to the decisions we made in regards to homesteading, and why we provide value to our viewers.
