Want to start your own backyard compost bin for amazing, nutrient-rich soil? No problem! Learn how to start a compost pile and build better soil for healthier plants. Coffee filters, eggshells, and dryer lint. Garbage, right? Nope! Not at all! These grubby morsels are … [Read more...] about How to Start a Compost Pile in Your Backyard (For Nutrient-Dense Soil)
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What is a Milpa (Three Sisters Planting) Gardening Technique?
The milpa (AKA Three Sisters Planting) is a traditional and sustainable gardening method that has three plants: corn, beans and squash, which complement each other both in the garden and on the plate. Find out how you can easily incorporate a milpa in your own garden for some … [Read more...] about What is a Milpa (Three Sisters Planting) Gardening Technique?
Growing Little Gardeners (5 Tips for Raising Kids Who Love Gardening)
Guest post by Faith Watson As I helped my four-year-old water our garden, I couldn’t help but ponder how my kids have developed a love for gardening and that it was kind of an accidental journey on my part. I love the feeling of the cool earth between my toes and getting my … [Read more...] about Growing Little Gardeners (5 Tips for Raising Kids Who Love Gardening)
A Day In the Life of a Homesteading Mama
We have three daughters, Aneliese (5), Cecily (3), Kathleen (1) and while it may not look like it on paper or on my blog, Becoming Kindred, where I write about our rural, beginner farm life, I feel like our days are in a constant flow of motion. This is us and I think that we clean … [Read more...] about A Day In the Life of a Homesteading Mama
Teach Your Children Earth Stewardship By Planting a “Miss Rumphius Garden”
When Alice Rumphius was a little girl, she vowed that when she grew up she would travel the world and live in a house by the sea. “ There is a third thing you must do,” her grandfather told her. “ You must do something to make the world more beautiful.” Miss Rumphius fulfilled her … [Read more...] about Teach Your Children Earth Stewardship By Planting a “Miss Rumphius Garden”
Farming with Children: Thoughts from a Novice Homesteader
Post by contributor, Marissa. When we moved across the country to a tiny community in rural Nova Scotia, we bought our seven and a half acres with a big old duplex farm house without having seen it other than a video and pictures. With grand - if slightly vague - dreams of our own … [Read more...] about Farming with Children: Thoughts from a Novice Homesteader