by Victoria Gazeley | Mar 19, 2013 | Homesteading Stories, Lessons, Rural Living Skills, Vegetable Gardening
First, there was the year the slugs ate everything. And I mean everything. Then there was the one where it was rainy and cold right through til the end of July (not terribly inspiring for anything but greens). And who could forget 2012, when I didn’t even...
by Victoria Gazeley | Feb 4, 2013 | Food Storage, Homestead Planning, Lessons, Vegetable Gardening
Cold, damp, dark. It’s a typical February on the rainy west coast. Not complaining – at least we’re not buried in snow, and the temperatures are relatively balmy compared to a big chunk of the continent. It may not be a good time for soaking in...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jan 26, 2011 | Emergency Preparedness, Homestead Planning, Rural Living Skills, Vegetable Gardening
There’s just something about having a vegetable garden. Imagine – your own organic market, right outside you front door. No more running to the store for salad, no more worrying about pesticide residues, no more concern about having nothing to eat in an...
