🎄🌱 1737 IS HEADED BACK TO OLD ALGIERS!

We’re packing up a little piece of the homestead and bringing it to the Old Algiers Holiday Market! Come spend a little of your holiday weekend with us, shop local, support small businesses, and see what Mr. and Mrs. 1737 have been up to. Whether you’ve been following our journey from the beginning or you’reContinueContinue reading “🎄🌱 1737 IS HEADED BACK TO OLD ALGIERS!”

The Tennessee Two: I Said NO Rabbits!

Another Front Porch adventure at 1737 Urban Homestead Y’all, pull up a chair. We need to talk. Now, if you’ve been around 1737 Urban Homestead long enough, you already know that Mr. Caldwell has a habit of doing things. And somehow, those things usually end up becoming MY stories to tell. Well, he’s done itContinueContinue reading “The Tennessee Two: I Said NO Rabbits!”

A Little Blue From the Garden

Sometimes the harvest isn’t big. Sometimes it doesn’t fill a basket or cover the kitchen counter. Sometimes it fits right in the palm of your hand. And somehow, it’s still enough to make you stop and smile. Today, we harvested a little butterfly pea from the garden, and y’all… look at that blue. There areContinueContinue reading “A Little Blue From the Garden”

They Came for a Garden Tour … We Gained Family

Some days remind you exactly why you started this whole crazy adventure. A friend of Jordan’s reached out and asked if her son and daughter-in-law could come see the homestead. We figured it would be a quick walk around the yard. You know… “Here’s the garden. Here’s the chickens. Thanks for coming.” Yeah… That isContinueContinue reading “They Came for a Garden Tour … We Gained Family”

We Ordered 10. The Box Said Otherwise.

A Front Porch Story Whew, y’all. I would like to start by saying that I had already made peace with 10 chickens. Ten Cornish Cross chicks were headed to 1737 Urban Homestead. Ten. Double digits. I had accepted it. I had mentally prepared myself. I had even gotten to the point where I could say,ContinueContinue reading “We Ordered 10. The Box Said Otherwise.”

Introducing the 1737 Urban Homestead Planner

Grow Big in Small Spaces Around here, we believe you don’t need acres of land to grow something meaningful. You don’t need a farm. You don’t need a huge backyard. You don’t even need a backyard. Sometimes, all you need is a sunny corner, a few containers, a little dirt, and the willingness to begin.ContinueContinue reading “Introducing the 1737 Urban Homestead Planner”

Sometimes Progress Gets Dumped in Your Yard by the Truckload

There are some days on a homestead when progress looks beautiful. A basket full of vegetables. A handful of fresh eggs. A fig tree loaded with fruit. A garden bed finally coming together exactly the way you pictured it. And then there are days when progress pulls up in a big truck and gets dumpedContinueContinue reading “Sometimes Progress Gets Dumped in Your Yard by the Truckload”

What’s in Jordan’s Pockets Today?

Just another perfectly normal harvest at 1737 Urban Homestead There are harvest baskets at 1737 Urban Homestead. I know this because I have personally seen them. We own them. They are available. They are perfectly capable of holding vegetables. Jordan, however, apparently has other plans. He was out in the garden today doing what JordanContinueContinue reading “What’s in Jordan’s Pockets Today?”

Butterflies & Zinnias: A Match Made in the Garden

One of my favorite things about gardening isn’t always the harvest. Sometimes… It’s the visitors. This week, the zinnias have been putting on quite a show, and apparently, we’re not the only ones who noticed. Butterfly after butterfly has been stopping by, fluttering from bloom to bloom like they own the place. Honestly… I don’tContinueContinue reading “Butterflies & Zinnias: A Match Made in the Garden”

When Life Gives You Lemons… Make Sure They’re the Right Kind 🍋

Y’all know by now that Jordan and I have a bit of a plant problem. Every time I turn around, another tree, herb, vegetable, or random plant I’ve never heard of somehow finds its way onto the homestead. This week’s new addition? A New Zealand Lemonade Tree. Now, when Jordan first told me the name,ContinueContinue reading “When Life Gives You Lemons… Make Sure They’re the Right Kind 🍋”