Path to Homestead: Spring into action 2025

Over the Winter, we reflect on the year that has passed and look forward to the year to come. In the last path to homestead post, we discussed pivoting from pigs to sustainable agriculture (hügelkultur and greenhouses for vegetables and fruit trees). This post is to detail the progress and the successes we are seeingContinue reading “Path to Homestead: Spring into action 2025”

Path to Homestead: Two Years in Review

The last path to homestead entry was April 2023; so much has happened since! We moved the hydroponics to the greenhouse for improved yields as the very niche wasabi project failed when summer temperature exceeded the tolerances. A larger hügelkultur pit was dug, and produced a healthy crop of corn and squash. We processed, consumed,Continue reading “Path to Homestead: Two Years in Review”

Let Food Be Thy Medicine

I will apply dietetic and lifestyle measures to help the sick to my best ability and judgment; I will protect them from harm and injustice – Hippocrates Diet is so important to our individual and national health. In World War II, the US implemented victory gardens to produce food to support the national efforts. TheseContinue reading “Let Food Be Thy Medicine”