Spring is one of my favorite times of the year on our urban homestead. I transition from prepping in planting to watching all of the hard work come to life. My days are more focused on keeping an eye on the baby plants and getting ready to harvest some spring plants such as Blackberries –…
I love my lemon tree! I use the lemons for simple things like adding a slice to my water or for more complicated baking like gluten free lemon bars. This year I needed to preserve my lemons in the freezer. I froze lemon slices and lemon juice. I looked into canning options as well from…
Homesteading in the city is about doing things to be more self sufficient even while still living within city limits. You don’t have to go completely off the grid to be more self sufficient and you don’t even have to have a house! That is what being an urban homesteader is about. I currently live…
I love ribs but they can take a lot of time and are very messy. My hubby has deemed this smoked chicken thighs recipe “the chicken that taste likes ribs.” So much so that now that is how we refer to them when planning out our meals for the week. I love them because they…
It is fun and exciting to grow your own seedlings. You get to watch them sprout and grow as you baby them in their controlled environment of light, heat and careful watering. They don’t have to deal with all the fun mother nature can through at them. As your seedlings grow it becomes time to…
Many starting gardener’s plant their garden hoping for that tasty vine ripe tomato or some zucchini only for their crop to have a wonderful year and no idea what to do with it all. Or you are the gardener that wants to try to preserve their fresh summer produce to make tomato sauce on a…
Many people are aware of the concept of meal prepping where you prepare many meals on a single day to have food to eat through the week. There are many flavors of meal prepping either for a busy family to have dinners when they get home or for athletes trying to eat many structure meals…
How to Plant Your Own Seedlings – Ever wanted to plant your own seeds but don’t know where to start. I breakdown supplies needed and how to plant your seeds.
Growing seedlings can be a rewarding experience. If you decide to grow from seeds then there are some basics to know. Seed packets and seed catalogs provide a lot of important information for you. Heirloom, Hybrid or Open Pollinated Heirloom seeds normally have a long history normally over 50 years and have been passed down…
It’s mid-January and raining in Southern California. My yard is slightly flooded and its cold. Since I can’t be outside in the garden it is a great time to plan my spring garden. There are many things that go into planning your garden. If it is your first year venturing into gardening or your 10th…
In 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic we moved into our new home in Murrieta, CA. I had this area of my backyard that was just a large open useless piece of space. I thought this would make a wonderful area for a garden. I have always loved gardening and have had small gardens…
Spring is one of my favorite times of the year on our urban homestead. I transition from prepping in planting to watching all of the hard work come to life. My days are more focused on keeping an eye on the baby plants and getting ready to harvest some spring plants such as Blackberries –…
I love my lemon tree! I use the lemons for simple things like adding a slice to my water or for more complicated baking like gluten free lemon bars. This year I needed to preserve my lemons in the freezer. I froze lemon slices and lemon juice. I looked into canning options as well from…
Homesteading in the city is about doing things to be more self sufficient even while still living within city limits. You don’t have to go completely off the grid to be more self sufficient and you don’t even have to have a house! That is what being an urban homesteader is about. I currently live…
I love ribs but they can take a lot of time and are very messy. My hubby has deemed this smoked chicken thighs recipe “the chicken that taste likes ribs.” So much so that now that is how we refer to them when planning out our meals for the week. I love them because they…
It is fun and exciting to grow your own seedlings. You get to watch them sprout and grow as you baby them in their controlled environment of light, heat and careful watering. They don’t have to deal with all the fun mother nature can through at them. As your seedlings grow it becomes time to…
Many starting gardener’s plant their garden hoping for that tasty vine ripe tomato or some zucchini only for their crop to have a wonderful year and no idea what to do with it all. Or you are the gardener that wants to try to preserve their fresh summer produce to make tomato sauce on a…
How to Prepare Raised Beds for New Season. Harvest, Cleanup, Repair, and Soil Amendment.
How I turned an empty space to the start of a flourishing urban homestead garden.
Many people are aware of the concept of meal prepping where you prepare many meals on a single day to have food to eat through the week. There are many flavors of meal prepping either for a busy family to have dinners when they get home or for athletes trying to eat many structure meals…
How to Plant Your Own Seedlings – Ever wanted to plant your own seeds but don’t know where to start. I breakdown supplies needed and how to plant your seeds.
Growing seedlings can be a rewarding experience. If you decide to grow from seeds then there are some basics to know. Seed packets and seed catalogs provide a lot of important information for you. Heirloom, Hybrid or Open Pollinated Heirloom seeds normally have a long history normally over 50 years and have been passed down…
It’s mid-January and raining in Southern California. My yard is slightly flooded and its cold. Since I can’t be outside in the garden it is a great time to plan my spring garden. There are many things that go into planning your garden. If it is your first year venturing into gardening or your 10th…
In 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic we moved into our new home in Murrieta, CA. I had this area of my backyard that was just a large open useless piece of space. I thought this would make a wonderful area for a garden. I have always loved gardening and have had small gardens…