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Mushroom Farming: A Guide to Growing 2026
Planting, Harvesting, and Curing Garlic for Storage – It’s easy!
Growing garlic is one of the favorites on our homestead and it’s way easier than you might think. We will break down best methods for planting, harvesting, and curing garlic for storage. As a new gardener, growing garlic felt intimidating. Planting something in the fall to harvest in the spring was new territory and honestly…
Shelling Corn By Hand (2 Simple Methods)
Growing corn is a great addition to your homestead kitchen! Use it to feed animals. Turn it into many yummy and satisfying recipes. But shelling corn can be a tedious job on a small scale. Let’s look at how to shell corn efficiently—both by hand and using a mechanical corn sheller. What Is Shelling Corn?…
T-Post Tomato Trellis – Easy and Foolproof Trellising Method
Whether your tomato plants were just transplanted or they’re a few feet long and flopping over, you need a sturdy, low-cost, and long-term trellis solution. We’ve got you covered with this T-Post Tomato Trellis tutorial. Common Tomato Trellis Options Many methods exist to trellis tomatoes. We’ve tried most of them and ultimately landed on t-posts…
How To Make Red Pepper Flakes
What do you do when it’s late summer and you have way more hot peppers than you know what to do with? This is where we found ourselves this past summer. The perfect remedy? Dry out those peppers and turn them into red pepper flakes. Let’s dive into the ins and outs of how to…
10 Essential Storage Crops You Need To Grow
When it comes to storage crops, there are so many possibilities! We’ll focus on 10 essential storage crops that will keep you well fed all winter and make you less reliant on the grocery store. In 2019 our gardening strategy shifted from what can we grow “in season,” to, “how can we we feed our…
How to Make Kale Powder With or Without a Dehydrator
When your garden is overflowing with more kale than you could ever possibly know what to do with, what do you do? Our favorite thing is to turn all of those leafy greens into kale powder. We’ll walk you through step by step how to make kale powder, preserving all the nutrient dense goodness those…