Author: Dave
Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Rhubarb
Rhubarb Aside from asparagus, rhubarb is probably one of the most easily recognizable perennials on the homestead. This hardy garden standout is easily propagated, and…
Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Comfrey
Comfrey, Queen of the Homestead Garden! Comfrey is a utilitarian crop on the Traditional Catholic Homestead. We use it in companion planting as a support…
7 Internet resources for the Traditional Catholic Homesteader
Today I’m going to share with you my top seven goto, internet resources for inspiration, education, and collaboration on the Traditional Catholic Homestead! 1)…
Sheet Mulch: Garden Fertility by the Numbers
Sheet mulch is a great way to get a new garden bed started or to rehab an old weedy bed. I created this simple infographic…
Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Garlic
Homestead Hero: Garlic Ok, so this week I’m back on track, delivering what I promised last time! The king of alliums… GARLIC! I know a…
Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Ground Nut & Strawberry
Groundnut (Apios Americana)& Strawberries too! I know last time I promised strawberries, but the American Groundnut is just so much cooler! Being a man of my…
Morel propagation experiment:
We went out mushroom hunting yesterday with the two youngest boys! Sun drying morels is one way to preserve the harvest, but this time the…
Why we homestead…
There are a multitude of reason a person would choose to live the homestead lifestyle. It could be as simple as wanting to make a…
Homestead Heros Plants of Promise: Walking Onions
Egyptian Walking Onions Whether you call them walking onions, forever onions, tree onions, egyptian walking onions, or winter onions: these perennial alliums (latin name for…
Permaculture Problems…. or Why doesn’t everyone do it?
This week I’m going to address the next big problem that I’ve seen with the lack of widespread adoption of permaculture principles and techniques. Last…
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