I’ve teamed up this month with Mushroom Growing 4 You to share some articles about the fun of growing your own mushrooms. If you’d like to check out their full guide, you can find it Here. If you always liked mushrooms, mushroom growing is a…

Creating a nutrition mix for use in mushroom growing The first big step for growing your own mushrooms is creating a good place for your mushrooms to grow. This is the second in a series of articles that I am writing in collaboration with Mushroom…

I have teamed up with the company Mushroom Growing 4 You to share everything you need to know about growing your own mushrooms. Whether you want to save a few dollars at the grocery store or go whole hog and start selling mushrooms, I hope…

Here in Eastern Ontario we are not lucky enough to have garden friendly weather through the winter. So when the frosts start to get bad, and the weather turns wintery it’s time to take down our garden and prepare for next season. We’re still a…

This year really feels like the year of new gardeners. It’s been so much fun helping friends and family find some joy in growing over the last few weeks. But lots of people I know, don’t really want to spend a huge amount of money…

We’re 18 months into our homesteading adventure. I can’t believe it’s been that long, and at the same time, it’s flown by. Some days I still come home and just stare at our little house and everything we’ve managed to accomplish. This journey has been…

It’s January! It’s cold, dark and we can’t be out in the garden digging in the dirt! This time of year gets to me, so I’m always trying to find ways to satisfy my green thumb. This year, I wanted to finally get some new…

Leeks are one of my favourite vegetables, and growing my own is such a pleasure. They’re one of those veggies that you can plant and basically just leave to their growth. In this quick post I want to go through how to harvest and store…

Growing garlic is possibly one of the coolest things to do in your vegetable garden. Especially if you’re a garlic lover like so many people are! All it takes is time and patience, and you can grow an abundance of garlic in your own backyard.…

Storing vegetables from your garden can be difficult if you don’t have access to a root cellar or cold storage. And pickling is not always what we want to do. Thankfully, if you have a surplus of carrots I have a super easy fix for…