Harvest storage

12:13 pm - 48 degrees - light rain and fog... You stroll out in to the garden, picking ripe fruits and vegetables, knowing that come February you’ll still be enjoying their freshness. For those of us attracted to the romantic aspects of self-sufficient life, this is an appealing scenario and one that we’re seriously looking into. After searching the internet and Pinterest – this is what I found out... {photo source: pinterest.com} Root cellars, the ancient technology that enables the…

One of the best ways to ripen late season fruit and vegetables is with a simple DIY harvest rack. Learn how to build your own with ease!

Winter gardening is a passion that many embrace with a fondness for the calm serenity it offers. Picture this: a world that seems to be hibernating under a

I kicked the food preservation into high gear this past week in order to meet my goal to have the pantry finished by the second week in November. It was a week of very little sleep.

These are 5 of the BEST easy to grow vegetables for self sufficiency on a small homestead, or for anyone looking to grow their own food!

I'll admit, I have a lot of romantic notions about a root cellar. I'd love to build one, a real one, dug deep into a hillside here on the homestead. Unfortunately, our land has a

While not all of us have a root cellar (I don’t), we can make the most of the storage spaces we have. Ventilation is very important if you want to prolong the life of your vegetables. In the ideal root cellar set up, you would have a cold air intake vent at the base of the root cellar wall and on an opposite wall and the top would be the warm air outtake vent. Cross ventilation is best. In my basement, I don’t have either of those things, but it is unheated, and it’s not closed off tight…

Harvesting your produce is the most rewarding part of gardening. To truly enjoy the flavors of your garden, it’s important to know when a vegetable is at its prime. A little trial and error will help you figure out the right time to harvest.