Harvesting Water
This is a post that was on my homesteading blog. Water harvesting is a new concept to me (keep reading to find out why) but something that we are now spending a lot of time planning. When we moved to Wyoming from Oregon four years ago we had a bit of culture shock...
Permaculture: Designing with Zones
Something that we’ve been learning about in the Permaculture Design Course that Joe and I have been taking is designing with zones and zonal placement. Zoning is about placement. The zones are numbered from 1 to 5 with 1 being the zone surrounding the house and...
Cabin Building
Hello! The last few months have been terribly busy with our personal lives and my work schedule. It’s become even busier the past few weeks when my daughter and her fiance changed their wedding date from June of 2015 to Thanksgiving weekend of this year. 🙂...
Making the Most of a Small Space Garden
Last week I shared pictures of our land, mostly in its bare state, from when we first moved here. We have 2 acres in Central Wyoming. We’ve had plenty of challenges since moving here in the area of gardening and homesteading. I was relating my tales of woe in...
Creating Margin – Finances
One of the most stressful parts of our lives is dealing with finances. Many people grow up without solid financial role models in the home, and without schools teaching personal finance. Debt has become the new normal. The “Perfect Credit Score” the thing...
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