Good Bean Seeds Homestead Garden Original Post: January 12, 2022 Last Updated: January 1, 2026 There are so many varieties of beans to choose from. Here is a list of some of the ones we’ve tried and would recommend. We have grown this bean several years. It grows well for us. Good producer. – Bren Click […]
Sanitary Cheese Preserver Homestead Kitchen Original post: July 7, 2019 Last Updated: December 31, 2025 This is a Sanitary Cheese Preserver. It is a thick glass chamber with portions raised in the bottom to hold cheese out of the mixture of vinegar, salt, and water that was believed to help preserve the cheese. The lid
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Growing and Planting Onions from Seed Homestead Garden Original post: January 2, 2022 Last Updated: December 31, 2025 Why would you want to plant onions from seed? Planting and growing onions from seed is easy and a great way to save money on onions. If you use lots of onions for cooking like we do,
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Good onion Seeds Homestead Garden Original Post: January 7, 2022 Last Updated: December 26, 2025 There are so many varieties of onions to choose from. Here is a list of some of the ones we’ve tried and would recommend. (For reference, our homestead is between Zones 5 and 6). Bianca Di Maggio onion seeds produce
Good Beet Seeds Homestead Garden Original Post: December 22, 2025 Last Updated: December 24, 2025 There are so many varieties of beets to choose from. Here is a list of some of the ones we’ve tried and would recommend. We have grown the Chioggia beet variety many times over the years, however ours never get
A Great Heirloom Beet Homestead Garden Original Post: January 8, 2022 Last Updated: December 22, 2025 We have grown the Detroit Dark Red Medium Top Beet for many years and they consistently perform well. It is a tasty beet, although I would recommend not leaving them get too large. I don’t find them as tender
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A Good Bean Seed Homestead Garden Original Post: January 8, 2022 Last Updated: December 22, 2025 If you are looking for a good bean seed for your homestead garden, this is one I recommend. I like growing bush beans in the garden because they don’t require poles or trellises to grow up on. This variety
Tomato season is here! Homestead Kitchen Canning Original Post: August 24, 2020 Last Updated: December 22, 2025 How’s your garden doing? The tomatoes are finally turning red here and time to get to canning sauce. Thought I’d share this old YouTube for those that don’t know the process. Please check out the YouTube Channel and
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When Honeybees find Fresh Sawdust Homestead Honeybees Original Post: January 8, 2021 Last Updated: December 10, 2025 We were sawing logs at the sawmill. As the sawdust collected, so did the honeybees. It was fascinating watching the bees. We suspect they are after the sugar in the sawdust. Here are our bees playing in the
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Easy Fruit Salad Homestead Kitchen Recipe Original Post: June 10, 2019 Last Updated: December 9, 2025 Bren is in the kitchen at Pioneer Mountain Homestead making a very fast fruit salad using fresh strawberries from the homestead garden. Disclaimer: Pioneer Mountain Homestead blogs, vlogs, opinions, and videos are for entertainment purposes only. Always read and understand safety guidelines