With having the last name of Shade, I naturally love trees. Every homestead should have some trees. Planting trees needs to be one of your first and highest priorities when you buy your land, because it can take a few…
10 Space Saving Techniques
(Steve once won at hide and seek by hiding in a clothes drier for over an hour.) If you are short on space, then you need to increase your productivity by efficiently using what little space you have. Here are…
Where to Plant Your Garden
(Stephen used to play Magic The Gathering during lunch in Jr High School) Since there are so many options and moving a garden isn’t necessarily easy, choosing a place for your garden can be intimidating. The two biggest concerns when…
Choosing Crops for Winter Storage
(Most of Steve’s family is gluten free.) It wasn’t that long ago that the settlers of America depended solely on what they could grow and store to get them through the winter. One of my goals is to be able…
What Should You Plant?
(When Stephen was a toddler he ate a stink bug. Ewww!) In my first garden I planted, cucumber, cantaloupe, tomatoes, green beans, onions, Greek basil, oregano, and jalapeños. It was almost too much, but it was a great first step.…