When it comes to perennial vegetables I find brassicas to be a great place to start. Though if you live in cold climates a lot of them aren’t cold hardy – though a few are cold hardy. So what are perennial

Chop-and-drop is a great way to deal with your dead vegetables. I have written about this before but I wanted to take a moment to answer some common questions that I get on this topic. Often these questions

Mulching your garden paths provides a number of benefits—if you aren’t doing this I highly recommend it! This is an update to an earlier post I made on STEEM about why you should mulch your garden paths.

Have you ever seen a frost flower? These amazing, natural and ephemeral ice creations show up when the conditions are just right. I love finding them when a frost hits and I'm out early in the morning.

Hello Wild Team! I have some exciting news to share with you all about Wild Homesteading. I have been absent from STEEM for almost 2 weeks while I was focusing on making some of these updates/changes.

This is the time of year to get fall leaves! The leaves have finally started to fall enough that I'm able to get bags of leaves from people in my community. I have written several posts in the past about

Have you ever wanted an easy way to reduce your food waste and boost your garden at the same time? Building your own worm bin is a great option! With this simple structure you can turn a lot of your food

So this weather forecast just bothers me. I mean what is up with all this sun! The cold I can handle... but no rain? At the end of October! Going into November! This is just not what should be happening

Sometimes you just have to plant for simple beauty and enjoyment. Just a short and quick wild tip today but something that is important to remember. I was out earlier today planting daffodil and spring

I always try to find a balance on land where I can work with nature and not against it. But sometimes... well sometimes the lack of natural predators mean that a land is just simply out of balance. Deer

When we plant our vegetables either from seeds or starts we generally have a good idea what to expect. You likely know what you are planting after all. But sometimes surprises show up in the form of new

I love storing water in ponds—having surface water on a wild homestead brings a bit of magic and beauty to the land. But the reason these features are great for water storage is not actually the water

What does it look like to improve a stream? Why would you do this? Let's take a closer look! This weekend I shared a video showing some work I had done on a seasonal stream on my wild homestead. I thought

One issue with building a nice tall hugelkultur bed or berm is that the mulch on the top often slides down the steep slopes of the structure. Plus, if your wild homestead has a lot of birds (especially

After 2 hours of work I took a section of a small seasonal stream flowing through a gully and transformed it into a meandering stream with 2 small waterfalls and 3 pools. This simple change can store several

Today is what my family and I call "First Water". It's the moment that our seasonal stream starts to flow and this year it's also the moment our pond starts to fill up! It's a time that we race

I'm always trying to find ways to use woody debris on my wild homestead. One of my favorite ways is to make features for my family and I to enjoy. Recently I built a natural playground using wood I salvaged

I remember when my wife told someone that I was interested in permaculture. The first thing that person said was “oh, he does not like lawns then”. Truth is I don’t like lawns—at least traditional lawns.

Often I see gardens with grass growing in the paths between the beds. If your garden looks this way it may be causing you problems. Here are some reasons why you should switch from grass paths to wood

Here is a wild tip for you. Have you heard of the STUN method for planting? Sheer Total Utter Neglect? While I like this method I do make sure to prep my land first before planting. For the small acre