by Tom | Oct 3, 2018 | Gardening, Homesteading, Podcast
Fall is here! October is here! Where did the time go? While I love this time of year, it is time to say goodbye to my plants and old, tired garden beds. Like summer hitting early before Memorial Day this year, winter seems to be bearing down on...
by Tom | Aug 29, 2018 | Gardening, Homesteading, Podcast
As we roll into September, I have to ask: how is your garden doing? It has been a while since our last tour of the Small Scale Life Garden, so I figured it was time to post a Late August Garden Update and discuss my Fall Planting strategy. Of course, there is a...
by Tom | Aug 22, 2018 | Building Community, Homesteading, Podcast
This week, Greg Burns, my friend Jay and I finish Homesteading for Beginners two part series by discussing the Definition of Homesteading. This is the last part of a 2-1/2 hour conversation that focused on the start of our own individual homesteading...
by Tom | Aug 15, 2018 | Homesteading, Podcast, Simple Living
Homesteading for Beginners: Start with Why Many of us dream of creating productive homesteads and breaking free of our urban or suburban existence. Where do you start? My friends Greg Burns and Jay return to the podcast and we discuss Homesteading for...
by Tom | Aug 3, 2018 | Gardening, Homesteading, Podcast
Canning is a lot of fun! Last weekend, I made and canned 15 quarts and 6 pints of Dill Pickles out of produce purchased at the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market. It was a lot of fun, and it was a good warm-up for what is going coming in August: harvest season! It is...
by Tom | Jun 26, 2018 | Gardening, Homesteading, Podcast
Introduction: How Build Vertical Garden Planters https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b0fd18a6-4edd-4b76-b0fd-8c7916d10787/f43acb1d-163c-4c68-af6c-c25b89b9a847.mp3 Download (28.1 MB, 30 mins 26 secs) Last week during the garden update, I discussed my new vertical...
