Homestead life is highly rewarding and extremely satisfying but everyone will agree it is also hard work. It is demanding both physically and mentally, therefore anything that does not go to plan can be very frustrating. Growing anything, whether food, flowers, should remain high up on everyone’s list of undertakings despite the hard-physical effort that …
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In the midst of the turmoil of the early part of the American Civil War after the fall of Fort Sumter on April 13, 1861, recently elected President Lincoln addressed Congress to explain several actions that he had authorized without congressional approval in an attempt to have them approved after the fact. In this speech, …
Now you have finished designing your garden, you know exactly what you are going to plant and where, it is now time to decide on how to make sure that everything grows. One of the most important things to consider is how you’re going to water everything. A watering can or a hose are both …
Gardening is without question an exceedingly rewarding activity enjoyed by lots of people of all age and gender groups. Whether you’re a commercial grower with large areas of land growing vast quantities of produce, or a weekend gardener that has a few planters and a tiny border, the satisfaction of seeing plants grow from minute …
As a person who lives off-grid I, like many others in my situation, understand just how important water is. In America there is a wide diversity of environments, consequently this valuable resource that is abundant in some areas is limited in others. I am fortunate, in that I have a spring, a bore hole, and …
There is much controversy about whether or not children should undertake chores. Numerous people think that children can only benefit from undertaking chores as it helps them to learn vital life skills that can only help them when they have homes of their own. Others argue that children grow out childhood far too early and …
We often hear the term Energy efficiency talked about as there is a growing concern regarding Global Warming and Climate change. What do we actually mean by the term Energy-Efficient? Energy is the fuel or resource such as petrol that is put into a car, from the petrol we are able to drive a certain …
Numerous people in America today aspire to be able to live the dream of living off-grid. For some, the idea of living off the grid is the thought of ditching their electricity supplier to use solar power, whilst others want to embrace an overall simpler self-sufficient life or homestead as many of our ancestors did. …
