Farm Fresh Homestead | Homesteading, Organic Gardening & Living Off the Land
Mary Boyd
50 episodes
1 month ago
Mary Boyd welcomes you to Farm Fresh Homestead — the ultimate podcast for anyone passionate about homesteading, sustainable living, organic gardening, and small-scale farming. Whether you live in the suburbs, countryside, or a city apartment with a small backyard, this how-to podcast offers practical advice to help you grow your own food, raise animals ethically, and live a more self-sufficient life.
Each episode dives into step-by-step guidance on urban homesteading, backyard farming, and building your own thriving mini-farm using eco-friendly, 100% organic methods. From composting and soil preparation to natural pest control and year-round harvesting strategies, you’ll gain the skills to make your land — no matter how small — truly productive.
We’ll also explore the ethical, nutritional, and environmental benefits of backyard chickens, permaculture design, and farm-to-table cooking. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned homesteader, Mary brings you expert interviews, success stories, and weekly inspiration to help you reconnect with the land and reclaim your independence.
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Mary Boyd welcomes you to Farm Fresh Homestead — the ultimate podcast for anyone passionate about homesteading, sustainable living, organic gardening, and small-scale farming. Whether you live in the suburbs, countryside, or a city apartment with a small backyard, this how-to podcast offers practical advice to help you grow your own food, raise animals ethically, and live a more self-sufficient life.
Each episode dives into step-by-step guidance on urban homesteading, backyard farming, and building your own thriving mini-farm using eco-friendly, 100% organic methods. From composting and soil preparation to natural pest control and year-round harvesting strategies, you’ll gain the skills to make your land — no matter how small — truly productive.
We’ll also explore the ethical, nutritional, and environmental benefits of backyard chickens, permaculture design, and farm-to-table cooking. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned homesteader, Mary brings you expert interviews, success stories, and weekly inspiration to help you reconnect with the land and reclaim your independence.
Beginner’s Guide to Growing Ginger | Organic Gardening for Homesteading
Farm Fresh Homestead | Homesteading, Organic Gardening & Living Off the Land
45 minutes
2 months ago
Beginner’s Guide to Growing Ginger | Organic Gardening for Homesteading
This field guide walks you from first plan to stored rhizomes. You learn what edible ginger is and the warm season it needs. You set a site with morning sun, build drainage first, and mix a loose, living soil in beds or containers. You select firm seed pieces, cure the cuts, and pre-sprout indoors if the outdoor window is short. Plant one to two inches deep with buds up, water in, add light shade, and keep weeds down without tilling. Through the season you hold steady moisture, feed light early, then shift to potassium for rhizome fill. You spot rot, leaf spots, aphids, and sunburn early and fix them with simple steps. For harvest you choose baby or mature, lift gently, rinse, and cure. Storage options cover fridge, freezer, or pantry. The close sets a year plan with seed saving, overwintering pots, succession starts, simple yield math, and a small budget list.
Farm Fresh Homestead | Homesteading, Organic Gardening & Living Off the Land
Mary Boyd welcomes you to Farm Fresh Homestead — the ultimate podcast for anyone passionate about homesteading, sustainable living, organic gardening, and small-scale farming. Whether you live in the suburbs, countryside, or a city apartment with a small backyard, this how-to podcast offers practical advice to help you grow your own food, raise animals ethically, and live a more self-sufficient life.
Each episode dives into step-by-step guidance on urban homesteading, backyard farming, and building your own thriving mini-farm using eco-friendly, 100% organic methods. From composting and soil preparation to natural pest control and year-round harvesting strategies, you’ll gain the skills to make your land — no matter how small — truly productive.
We’ll also explore the ethical, nutritional, and environmental benefits of backyard chickens, permaculture design, and farm-to-table cooking. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned homesteader, Mary brings you expert interviews, success stories, and weekly inspiration to help you reconnect with the land and reclaim your independence.
