Today I tackle five myths (or at the least misconceptions) about soil and fertility.

In today's episode I talk about 10 things you can make from barrels that will benefit you on the homestead.  I cover much more in my book The Scrounged Homestead.  I cover more projects.  How to find barrels and where.  How to secure a source.  The d

It is my opinion that if you really want a "beyond organic" garden then it behooves you to avoid tilling your soil.  Besides lasagna bed gardening I don't think we've given gardeners too many options on how to plant their crops without tilling the soil t

Ok so now that the title has your attention...Today we are going to talk about cooking with things that you might normally throw away in your kitchen.  These are things that are perfectly edible but most people seem to compost them because they require e

On today's show I talk about five things in your garden that you can eat but likely aren't.  I didn't mention some things that are so commonly unlikely edible (like squash blossoms) because these have become mainstream.  I discuss things that up to a fe

Today I talk about the "Kitchen Garden".  This is a conceptual garden that works in a way that fits with property design and fresh, real cooking.  It's not necessary to have one or to use it like I suggest but hopefully this gets some ideas going!

Today I tackle the subject of chicken tractors.  I'm getting a lot of questions about them and since I've built several I know a bit about them.  I figure if you are looking at building one then you don't need me to convince you by telling you what they

On today's show I talk about how useful the much maligned sweet gum tree can be.  Some things I've found out about it and some otherwise documented uses. (data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAkGBhQSEBUUExQUFRUVGBUVFxcVFRQXFBcXFRU...

In today's show I talk about incubating eggs.  Not just my personal experiences but also what studies say about temperature, turning and much more. (http://theselfsufficientgardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_0077-300x200.jpg) Also check out my

No, not the philosophical type lessons.  Just concrete things that I did wrong and some right and the things I'm going to change. (http://theselfsufficientgardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/rabbit-224x300.jpg)