homestead Archives - Homespun Oasis by Millie Copper

Permaculture: Designing with Zones

by Millie Copper | Jun 6, 2014 | Around the Homestead

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...

Making the Most of a Small Space Garden

by Millie Copper | May 10, 2012 | Around the Homestead

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...

Off Grid Living July 2017

by Millie Copper | Aug 1, 2017 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid

Hello, Friends! I hope you your July has been wonderful. We had a wonderful month at our off grid farmstead. Our grandson came to visit for about a week and half. He’s just one month younger than our son. The two of them have a wonderful time together. For the...

Happy 3 Year Anniversary to us!

by Millie Copper | May 3, 2012 | Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming

Three years ago today we arrived in Wyoming. The trip here had actually started in July of the year before. We came on a road trip from Oregon to see if we even liked Wyoming before deciding to change our lives and move here. Before we made it back to Oregon we were...