Trail Notes
Homesteading: Lessons and experiments in self-sufficient living from making homemade goods, and DIYs to building a slower, intentional life on the land from where we are at.
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Chocolate Date Bark – An Alternative to Christmas Dessert
Christmastime is my favourite time of the year. I love the classic Christmas carols, quality time with friends and family, and the magical feeling in the air as we celebrate the birth of our saviour. I’ve gone on a Christmas… Continue reading
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Homemade Greek Yogurt
Growing up my mom made homemade yogurt as a way to save money. My large family ate it everyday. I was never a big fan of the homemade yogurt when I was young. It was a treat when it was… Continue reading
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A Piece of the Garden in Winter
One of the garden goals Hannah and I have for over the winter season is to find a way for our mint plants to come back every year. As easy as it would be to achieve this goal, we want… Continue reading
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Potato Flop: A Spud-tacular Disappointment
This growing season, I had a bountiful potato harvest of 3 whole potatoes. Worst part: this harvest came from two seed potatoes. This past winter, I learned about planting potatoes in giant pots and bags. I loved the idea of… Continue reading
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Better Late Than Okra
My okra missed the memo on the growing season! 😂 It started strong indoors and come the nice spring weather, the okra even transplanted well into the garden. Only to get eaten in summer by some illusive creature. Now this… Continue reading
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Planting Garlic
Before the cold creeped in, I wanted to plant my garlic. Garlic requires a “cooling off” period before it starts to grow. The colder weather and upcoming snow was perfect for the garlic bulbs. My sister-in-law saves her garlic bulbs… Continue reading
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Sharing Coneflowers
Jo and I both share a love for growing vegetables and flowers. Both of us have had success and failures even when we share the same seeds. Last season, we bought coneflowers to plant in our backyard. Not only beautiful… Continue reading
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First Successful Tomato Harvest
Harvesting from my garden is one of my favourite times of the year. Not only can I avoid the grocery store, but also enjoying a meal with produce grown by myself is a great feeling. When I started having an… Continue reading
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August Recap
Instructions: Bloom gelatin: Sprinkle 3 tbsp gelatin over ½ cup cool juice or water. Let sit for 2–3 minutes until fully bloomed. Warm applesauce: In a saucepan over low heat, warm 1 cup applesauce until it’s hot but not boiling.… Continue reading
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Attempt to Save Seeds
This year being the first year that I planted more annual flowers (cosmos, zinnias, calendulas, African daisies and marigolds), I wanted to try seed saving. The marigolds seem to be quite successful and abundant (even after I sort through all… Continue reading
Grace Between the Fields 