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…
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.…
How to Grow Your Own Food
I(Stephen doesn’t like olives or mushrooms, but will pretty much eat anything else.) The first time I planted a garden I lost some plants before they went into the ground, my tomatoes didn’t ripen before the winter frost, and I…