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12 Edible Perennials to Plant Once and Harvest Every Year

12 Edible Perennials to Plant Once and Harvest Every Year

Blog, Organic Gardening

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Every year in the spring, I plant the seeds that will eventually turn into the crops to be harvested from our annual vegetable garden. I’ve grown an annual...
Go Beyond Organic Gardening to Grow More Food With Less Work

Go Beyond Organic Gardening to Grow More Food With Less Work

Blog, Organic Gardening, Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

You’ve most likely heard of organic gardening before, but have you ever heard of beyond organic gardening? In this post, we’ll go over exactly what this means, and how you can implement “beyond organic” practices in your own garden to grow more...
What is Hugelkultur Gardening (And What Are the Benefits?)

What is Hugelkultur Gardening (And What Are the Benefits?)

Blog, Organic Gardening, Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

Learn about the many benefits of hugelkultur gardening and start your own highly productive and 100% sustainable hugelkultur raised bed! This is a guest post by Sunflower Craig of Permies.com Hugelkultur (pronounced: hoogle-culture) is German for...
How to Replace Irrigation With Permaculture

How to Replace Irrigation With Permaculture

Blog, Organic Gardening, Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Save water, time and money in the garden! Learn how to replace irrigation with permaculture design and let nature do the work for you! This is a guest post by...
How to Make Your Own Indoor Grow Light Stand

How to Make Your Own Indoor Grow Light Stand

Organic Gardening, Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   If you grow plants from seed (or if you want to), you’re likely going to want to start a few of them indoors. And if you start your seeds indoors,...
The Principles of Permaculture (And How to Make Them Work For You!)

The Principles of Permaculture (And How to Make Them Work For You!)

Organic Gardening, Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

* This article contains an affiliate link. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Knowing how to apply the principles of permaculture to your property can make your homestead more productive with less effort on your part. But first you have...
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