Walk past an old apple tree in late winter and you’ll usually see the same thing: a pile of freshly cut branches headed for the burn pile, compost heap, or curb. Most folks see yard waste. A...
Posts by Luis Hernandez
That bag of feed gets heavier every time you carry it from the truck to the barn. And somehow, it empties faster every month. Whether you keep a dozen hens for eggs, a few goats for milk, or a...
Toss a few live mealworms into your chicken run and you will quickly learn something important. Your chickens can move fast when they want to. Heads go down. Wings flap. Somebody makes an...
There's a shoebox on the top shelf of my potting shed. It's stuffed with little paper envelopes — tomatoes, beans, marigolds, three kinds of lettuce, a squash I can't even remember the name...
How a $12 Bag of Fruit Turned Into the Best Wine I’ve Ever Tasted
It was a Thursday evening in late August. I was standing on my back porch, barefoot, holding a glass of something golden and shimmering in the fading sunlight. Peach wine. Homemade. Mine. I...
Why 90% of Homesteaders’ Gardens Will Fail This Year — And the One Fix That Costs $0
Last August, I watched a buddy of mine — good guy, hard worker, spent damn near $1,200 on raised beds, heirloom seeds, organic compost, and one of those fancy drip irrigation kits with the timer...