Accidental Homesteader

garden

  • Derailed, a bit.

    So I got sick, which slowed us down on our no waste plan. But I’m on the mend, a bit,… Read More

  • Compost Bins

    Compost Bins

    I’ve been sick for a while so I haven’t been able to do much, but my beloved made a compost… Read More

  • An abundance of tomatoes.

    An abundance of tomatoes.

    So I went a bit nuts at the farmer’s market. There were just so darn many tomatoes that looked delicious.… Read More

  • Self-Sufficiency Goal – Part 1.

    Self-Sufficiency Goal – Part 1.

    I’m just a girl. Sitting here. Watching my chickens forage in my yard while I eat breakfast on my porch. Read More

  • The kitchen. Part deux.

    So we have the dishwasher in, and the freezer. The stove is in, but not the vent, so I’ve used… Read More

  • Farm to Table Dinner

    Farm to Table Dinner

    One of the nice things that have started cropping up lately are farm to table dinners. Our local nature center… Read More

  • Pesto vs. Pesto

    Pesto vs. Pesto

    As noted before, we have an abundance of basil in our herb garden. We have three kinds, Mammoth Sweet, Genovese,… Read More

  • Butterflies vs. Dill

    Butterflies vs. Dill

    So earlier this year, my beloved husband built a raised bed for our herb garden. It rocks. Read More

  • Chickens In Your Backyard

    Chickens In Your Backyard

    So I was weeding our once and future berry patch when some very inquisitive chickens happened by.  Meet the chickens. Read More

  • Babaganoush

    In our house, one of the husband’s favorite things is babaganoush. So I made some yesterday, we got some lovely… Read More