Homesteading & Gardening In The Suburbs With Misfit Gardening

What food futures are you planning this year on your homestead?  In this episode, we dig into perennial plants, permaculture, and getting more from your homestead. Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead: Shop What are you planting for future food?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:  Join the Facebook G...

We've learned a few things keeping chickens over the last 10 years and in this episode, we chat about coops, chicken keeping in winter, pastured poultry, and improvements in keeping chickens on the homestead.  Find out about the Permaculture Poultry Paddock and how we plan to feed our birds and rely less on purchased feed.   We also talk a bit about pros and cons of some of the breeds we have kept...

This week we are digging into ways to homestead that don't cost a lot of money to get started. Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead: Shop What is your favorite low-cost way to homestead?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:  Join the Facebook Group   Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects are p...

This week we are digging into the trends for your garden and some ideas that you can bring to your backyard! Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead: Shop How will you grow more?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group   Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects are purely “at...

If you are wanting to grow more in your garden this year tune in to this week's episode to learn how to increase your growing space. Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead: Shop How will you grow more?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:  Join the Facebook Group   Always ensure to operate safely.  All p...

If you are thinking about trying to grow your own food for the year, grab a pen and paper and learn how to decide what to grow, how to figure out the quantity to plant and more. Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead: Shop What are you planning to grow?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Fac...

Up your composting game this year and see how you can compost with worms indoors and outdoors.  In this episode we chat about types of worm composters and what to feed worms as well as general composting tips. Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead: Shop Are you composting with worms this year?  Let me know and connect with other misfit...

Gardens evolve as new research and techniques come in, things are always changing in the garden!  But comfrey was always in my garden until recently.  Find out why it might be time to ban comfrey from your edible garden. Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What tasks are you working on for fall? ...

Growing a garden can be tricky sometimes, if your garden isn't growing well, here's 6 things to check first! Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit How is your garden growing right now?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group   Always ensure to...

Prepare for winter and get ahead for spring with these fall garden tasks!   Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What tasks are you working on for fall?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group   Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects...

Do you long for stable harvests?  How about not battling with diseases and pests?  Are you bored with plants all looking the same?  Building diversity in your garden and some backyard plant breeding might be for you!  And don't worry, there's no fancy equipment needed! Mentioned in the episode: Why We Need Patent Free Seeds - OSSI Interview . Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and se...

Last call for fall!  See what you can grow for fast-growing veggies to harvest for fall! Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit   What are you growing for fall?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:  Join the Facebook Group       Always ensure to operate safely.  All...

Winter is slowly losing its grip and spring is officially here!  It might be snow on the ground but it is time to start seeds and we're chatting about changes I have been making with seed starting over the years as well as digging into winter sowing to free up precious space for indoor sowing. Learn what you can winter sow and some seed-starting tips in episode 179. Support the podcast at no addit...

Dig in to learn about growing peppers from seed.  Find out what to look for on your plants for diseases, where to grow your peppers in the garden, and tips for starting your seeds and warming the soil before transplanting. Want to see the chickens and the farm?  Watch the latest video here: Chicken Chores After The Storm Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books...

We're been having a lot of adventures over the last few months with various projects around the farm.  Tune in to learn more about the chicken projects we are working on.   Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit   Got a topic you want to learn more about?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners an...

If you are clearing up the garden and want to build soil health and fertility ready for next spring then don't miss this episode!  We're going to dig in and find out how we can get set up and ready for spring with nutrient-rich soil in our garden beds. Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit How are you buildin...

If you are thinking about how to get to having your homestead dreams, this might be the episode for you.  I'm confessing some of the lessons we've learned along the way to our homestead.  In this episode, we talk about: mistakes what we changed research skills we learned Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit...

I'm so excited about this episode!  I'm talking to Noah from Bhoomi Devi Seeds and we dig in to chat about some overlooked ways to help your garden naturally thrive and grow.  Tune in to learn about: growing local food growing seeds experimenting in the garden tips to overwinter crops to save seeds time-saving gardening strategies and so much more!  To learn more about Bhoomi Devi Seeds, check out...

If you are looking for a fun and economical way to expand your chicken flock then think about hatching your own eggs!  In this episode, we talk about: what you need to get started hatching chicken eggs the pros and cons of hatching chicks an overview of the incubation process some common questions and concerns Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestea...

If you want usable compost to use in the growing season without buying any then this is the episode for you! Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What are your composting tips?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:  Join the Facebook Group       Always ensure to operate safel...

Late spring can be really busy in the garden and on the homestead.  Find out what you can be planting and what seeds you can sow right now. Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit How is your garden growing?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:  Join the Facebook Group       Al...

Chicken feed can be really expensive but there are a few ways we can reduce how much we use to make it stretch further. Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit How do you use woodchips?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:   Join the Facebook Group       Always ensure to operat...

Let's talk about how we can use woodchips in a no-till garden bed and be successful! Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit How do you use woodchips?  Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders:  Join the Facebook Group       Always ensure to operate safely.  All projects are purely “...

Early spring means lots of vegetables to get sowing in the garden and carrots are a classic cool-weather crop!  In this episode, we dig into growing carrots from seed and saving your own carrot seed to use in your gardening seasons to come! Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestead: My Gardening Kit My Homesteading Kit What is your favorite carrot? ...

Just as tomatoes are a gateway plant to growing a garden, chickens are a gateway to keeping homestead livestock even in the suburbs! With many cities now allowing chicken keeping in a backyard setting, in this episode, we're talking about permaculture and chickens, chicken breeds, and chicken boredom busters. Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools I use on my homestead...