Botanical Drawing for Fun and Learning

Botanical drawing is a fun intersection of multiple interests. Using art to better appreciate the plants around us and learn more about them? Yes, please! Cute flower drawings sprinkled through my bullet journal? Absolutely! I love to do quick little doodles, but it can be so much more rewarding to create something beautiful that is … Read more

How To Grow Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are one of the most nutrient dense plants and great for beginning gardeners. Learning how to grow sweet potatoes is a great way to increase the total number of calories you can grow in a small space. If you want to become more self sufficient and grow more of your own food, sweet … Read more

Here’s Why Homestead Cats Are The Best

Cats are one of the best animals to have around the homestead. They have many different uses, they make great companions, and they’re easy to care for. Even if you’re not a “cat person” they’re still nice to have around. Do you have homestead cats? If you don’t, you should! Cats are actually one of … Read more

How To Learn How To Wildcraft

There are an abundance of lovely and useful plants that we can plant in our yards and gardens.  And there are even more available to us in our surrounding areas.  By learning how to wildcraft, you can expand your number of species available to you, even if you have no yard of your own. Many … Read more

3 Popular Ways of Preserving Garlic From Your Garden

Garlic is one of my all time favorite plants to grow.  It’s pretty much foolproof, which is very important for black thumbed gardeners like myself!  It’s easy to find.  You can even plant the stuff you buy in the grocery store and it will grow!  It’s easy to grow, and it’s easy to harvest.  And, … Read more