Part 2: Hoop house adventure- wind-proofing (by Phoenix)
The biggest challenge to setting up a hoop house here is protecting it from the wind. In spring and fall, we regularly get wind speeds of…
Category: Self-sufficiency
Part 1: Hoop house adventure- setup (by Phoenix)
As part of the effort to become food independent, K and I decided to put up a hoop house in fall 2021. What is a hoop house? You’ve probably…
Part 5: Possible solutions for your sustainable living–avoiding gardening pitfalls (By K)
When small-scale/ container gardening, one big thing to pay attention to is…
Part 3: Growing fruit trees in the desert (and just how hard that is)
Along with raising animals and growing vegetables, we began experimenting with fruit trees, initially thinking we would grow the dwarf varieties (max height of 6 ft) in the greenhouse. This would not allow…
Part 2: Growing vegetables for food-independence
Photo: A typical early-season harvest of long-day onions, thyme, rosemary, sage, mint, and eggs.
I knew food-independence would be a large component of sustainable living. We had the animals, but needed to…
Part 1: Raising animals for food-independence
It became clear to us we needed to raise animals to achieve food independence. This meant not having to…