Wild Hope Homestead

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Boom! We Got More Food Security

1 June, 2020

The Front Plot is now a legit growing space. Last season we dug up a rectangle out of most of the front lawn, leveled the ground somewhat, put a very small amount of compost on and grew pumpkins, squashes and corn in there. Now it was time to get more serious about growing more food … More Boom! We Got More Food Security

We Dug up The Front Lawn, Part 2

27 September, 2019

Some weeks ago, The Husband tilled up most of the front yard with a rotary hoe. Since then, it has been my job to get the ground prepared for crop planting. The Little Fulla and I did a big push for this while the weather was cooperating. Spring weather isn’t entirely cooperative. What threw a … More We Dug up The Front Lawn, Part 2