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Hi everyone, With the downtime in Maine...and me escaping to the warmer climates in Australia for a few weeks, I have completed and launched my eBook on how to market your farm/homestead "stuff"! Its about 6,000 words long and contains the basics to get you started and thinking about the best...

Hi everyone (been away for work....and came home to an overgrown garden and some tools that needed some repair). The biggest hassle has been the broken handle on a cheap wheelbarrow that we have been using for years. While we were tempted to go buy a new stronger wheelbarrow, I decided to have...

(Been away playing with volcanoes...but back and enjoying the wonderful late summer...and planing my farm/homestead for next year) .....so this is how i use permaculture zones to plan and make sound decisions on what-goes-where! http://www.almostafarmer.com/using-permaculture-zones/ I hope...

lol..I agree...typed and done on a plane (but thats no excuse)....

I love oolong tea...but it is really a mix of teas between green and black...using smaller leaves. The most expensive is silver needle....and I mean 'start saving' expensive!

I've been away for work...but had a chance to visit a tea farm! Considering I am a tea drinker, I had no idea where all the types of tea come from. I (foolishly) thought they came form different types of plants :( So here is the scoop: http://www.almostafarmer.com/facts-about-tea/ I hope...

It is actually against the law to wear a flag...just no one seems to care anymore!

I am an Australian living in the USA. While I love my adopted country, I also love my homeland. I want to be able to show my patriotic leanings by flying a flag or two or three. So I had to learn the rules so I did not make an "issue" with the locals or even break the law. So here is what I...

We had two tornado warnings in 24 hrs up here in Maine .....we left Colorado in part to escape the threat of tornadoes! So here is our "Living with Tornadoes" information http://www.almostafarmer.com/tornadoes/ I hope this information will make other folks be safe in this severe weather...

When we bought our farm in Maine it had a dug well....and we found a second well. I worries about this...and decided I needed to do some research so I know what it was all about.... So here is summer for other to help them understand the basics of groundwater and wells...

I am always looking for good science data to help me understand my gardens - and why things grow better in some places than others etc. I found this awesome free tool to get data on the soils on my place in Maine. It took me a little while to work out how to use the system to get what I wanted...

lol.....my dad had a saying "I am working hard for me...not for you" and "My plan is to make it then spend it" I like that sort of thinking.....

Flamethrowers?? That is MY KIND of spray!

I hand picked for four straight days - threw them in a bucket of water ....the next day there were still thick...some of them the size of pin heads! So sad to see the healthy plants turn to being so sick in just a few days...even with my help. I hate to think I will have to spray in future

Good point. I wonder if a lot of people with little kids (like us) are more into home schooling ...we are not at this stage...and so the quality of the schools are not as important. I think that the perfect or dream homestead is something you have for life...and so resale value is not really a...

Madie (6) and I just went to did the harvest. We used tires for the first time and the harvest was the easiest we ever had :) It was sad to do this so early...we had around 20 lbs of potatoes for our few pounds of seed spuds we started with...so while not ideal, it was not a complete wash...

I have been in a few larger quakes when in Hawaii....the largest being 4.8 M. It was very unnerving! Up here in Maine it came in the evening. The kids were in bed and we were just lying around watching TV. I heard it coming like a low flying jumbo jet....after a second I knew what it was...

Thanks Steve.....I will check what we have. At this stage I am temped to let the beetles take over and when the plants die off do the harvest. There just seems to be no easy fix to this pest.. :(

After buying two homestead properties - our first in Colorado and the second in Maine, we came up with a list of the ten things we need to consider. I know others will have ones to add to the list...but here are ours http://www.almostafarmer.com/ten-tips-for-choosing-a-perfect-homestead/...

After a month or more of flourishing potato plants, the beetles have arrived. Within a few days - even after trying to pick them off - my plants are looking poorly, yellowing and sad. I really did not want to spray...but I think after a few years of dealing with them and trying different...