Self Reliance On A Small Homestead
The Best Ways to Use a Pumpkin! Pumpkins are fun to grow in your garden, carve for Halloween, and cook up for delicious fall recipes. If you raise a bumper crop or find a great deal on these festive fruits in early November, you might be wondering how to preserve,…
What are the best pumpkins to grow on your homestead? Pick the best pumpkins for cooking, autumn decor, giant pumpkins, or start a pumpkin patch!
The End of Summer on Our Homestead Autumn is on its way and the nights are getting chilly. Our garden harvests are tapering off. The last batch of tomato sauce has been tucked into the freezer, alongside green beans and mixed vegetables. The hay field next door has been cut…
First Frost of the Season We normally have a frost in late September or early October in Northern Illinois. This year we were treated to a much later freeze overnight Friday, October 16th. The killing frost wiped out all of my heat loving veggies and the flowers in my pots. I can’t…
Autumn on Our Homestead Our weather is gorgeous, with sunny days and crisp nights. Jack Frost has yet to visit and my tomatoes, beans, peppers, eggplants, and squash are still filling our table and tummies. I have yet another batch of spaghetti sauce cooking down in the kitchen as I write. The…
Autumn Pioneer Festival Every fall I like to visit the Autumn Pioneer Festival because it reminds me of how self sufficient people had to be during the westward expansion of our country. It makes me feel a little bit wistful that I was born into an age of modern convenience.…
Happy Autumn to all of my readers!
It Feels Like Autumn I’ve been watching the pumpkins, squash, and gourds mature in the garden, waiting patiently for the vines to die back. Well, this morning I got a little impatient! Here is a basket of pie pumpkins, Red Kuri squash, and gourds I picked for my friend Maria…shhh,…
