Garden planning tips to help non-gardeners. This concept may be a foreign term to you. Are you a non- gardener? Is your idea of gardening throwing some radish and lettuce seeds on top of some dirt? I will confess that I consider myself a non-gardener. You might be thinking, but, you have a farm and grow vegetables and herbs every year. I want to be a gardener, really, I do. But, the truth is I am haphazard at it at best. Garden planning eludes me year after year, I read about … [Read more...]
Gardening Journey- How to look at disappointment in your garden.
The beginning of our gardening journey each year is met with hope and excitement. Like many gardeners most of my garden planning starts months before anything actually goes into the ground. I spend time pouring over seed catalogs, looking through previous year's notes and scheming, um, I mean dreaming. The excitement builds as the time for planting gets closer and closer. But what happens when things don't quite go the way you thought they would. Because they don't, you know. There are … [Read more...]
6 Homesteading Skills to Learn First
The list of homesteading skills that could be listed here are numerous. When you are beginning a homestead, a large list can be overwhelming. I know when I feel overwhelmed I am not very productive. My goal is to help you get started with homesteading without the overwhelm. Taking big plans and goals and breaking them into smaller chunks is a good way to change your lifestyle. If you haven't had much experience being self sufficient in the past, don't feel you have to overlook having a … [Read more...]
Right Mental Attitude
The Right Mental Attitude - Thomas Jefferson Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude Thomas Jefferson So many times in life we hear stories of people who achieve astonishing goals despite their circumstances. People who start businesses on little more than a shoestring and a dream and make that dream come true. The ones who … [Read more...]
