Old Fashioned Families

Plant Something for Your Chickens When Planting Your Garden

Mamma — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:57:11 +0000

A question I have pondered a lot is whether or not I can grow my own chicken food. I have heard both those that said I could, and those that said it was not a good idea. I find it hard to believe that feeding your chickens off the land is either not possible or not advisable. But more importantly than that I have come to believe that growing your own chicken food is not only safe but is much better for your chickens.

Getting Your Garden Tiller Ready for Spring

Bob Getz — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:18:03 +0000

Spring is finally upon us and if you are like me, this means it is finally time to put the snow blower away just in time to break out the tiller. This is the perfect time of year to get an early start on preparing all of your gas powered equipment for what is [...]

Garden Tool Maintenance – Taking Care of all Of your Gardening Tools Year Around

Bob Getz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:13:26 +0000

Note From The Editor: Please welcome my husband, who has agreed to add to our blog with bits of wisdom from around the Homestead. I am creating a special maintenance and DIY category just for him. I look forward to all of his great ideas! Making Your Garden Tools Last Takes [...]

Grow Veg Garden Planner Review

Mamma — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:17:14 +0000

Grow veg has a lot of things going for it, but what I had to decide is whether or not it was truly worth paying $25 a year for. Keep in mind that Grow Veg does offer a free trial for 30 days to try the software out. So I was able to plan my garden and print out a copy of it and my plant dates for free. But was it worth continuing to pay for?

Garden Planning Series – Deciphering the Different types of Seeds

Mamma — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:00:32 +0000

During the week I got to wondering why it is that so many things in life have become so complicated. I guess it started when I was trying to find something for dinner (being the very end of the pay period before I go shopping) and ended up making very simple meals. [...]

GMO or Not to GMO What You Need to Know AND a Free Gift!

Mamma — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:00:23 +0000

I will get back to my garden planning series in the next couple of days, a forum member was gracious enough to supply a very special gift for all of you, and it inspired to me to create a post to go along with it. The term GMO has certainly had its share [...]

Garden Planning Series – Getting Organized

Mamma — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:53:43 +0000

This article is part 2 in a series about getting ready for gardening season, you can find part 1 here – Making Sure you have the Right Tools and Resources I am not a very organized person, never have been, but I have found over the years that a bit of organization can [...]

Garden Planning Series – Making Sure you have the Right Tools and Resources

Mamma — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:33:40 +0000

Spring is not here yet but for those of us that love to get their hands dirty growing food, the time is soon approaching to start planning for this year’s garden. While late winter is not one of my favorite times of year, it is a good time for one of my favorite tasks, [...]

Looking Forward to 2013 – Homesteading Goals and Plans

Mamma — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:23:01 +0000

I have to admit, 2012 was not the glorious year that I wanted it to be, too many things happening getting in the way of our plans and goals, and just generally one of those years where all one could really do is hang on for the roller coaster ride. 2013 is going to [...]

Tons of Stocking Stuffer Ideas Under 5$ for Your Kids You Might Not Think of

Mamma — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:49:59 +0000

Are you stuck on what to put in your child’s Christmas stocking? There is always candy, but many of us really want to limit the amount of candy our kids indulge in so that still leaves finding a few other inexpensive items to pad out their Christmas stocking this year. I have discovered one [...]