Our Suburban Roots
A backyard homesteading blog for simple people, by simple people
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Where do I begin?
Getting started on your homesteading journey can be intimidating. If you’re like me, you’ve spent hours online researching seed planting depths, optimal temperatures for your day-old chicks, the best brand of store-bought compost, and on, and on, and on. This can be overwhelming, and for many of us leads to a little ‘paralysis by analysis’.…
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Putting Down Roots
If I am to be honest with my readers – and I will do my best – one would be hard-pressed to actually call my family’s home a ‘homestead’. We live on an acre in an area that is quickly making the transition from rural to solidly suburban. Roosters still crow in the distance while…