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...
Posts by Luis Hernandez
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...
Worm Composting 101: How to Turn Kitchen Scraps Into the Best Fertilizer Your Garden Has Ever Seen
No outdoor space required, no complicated setup, and no prior experience needed — just a bin, some worms, and your kitchen scraps Every time you scrape vegetable peels into the trash, you...
Most Homesteaders Are Paying for Things Their Neighbors Are Throwing Away
There is a moment that most homesteaders know well. You are standing in the farm supply store, cart filling up, and you are doing the math in your head. The bag of wood chips. The roll of hardware...
How to Grow Honeyberries in Your Garden (The Complete Guide to the Berry You’ve Never Heard Of)
Imagine a berry that tastes like a blueberry and a raspberry decided to have a child, and that child was raised by a grape. A berry that survives winters so brutal they would kill a peach tree, a...