There are certain things you expect to find happening around an urban homestead. Seeds being planted. Something being harvested. Chickens somewhere doing something they have absolutely no business doing. Jordan walking out of the garden with vegetables stuffed into his pockets because apparently harvest baskets are optional. These things are normal. What I was notContinueContinue reading “Apparently We Make Seed Tape Now”
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Feeding the Feathered Savages
In Addition to What They Eat From the Garden… There are moments in homesteading when you stand back, look at what you’ve created, and feel an overwhelming sense of pride. And then there are moments when you’re standing in the Tractor Supply parking lot staring at a cart piled high with chicken feed, cracked corn,ContinueContinue reading “Feeding the Feathered Savages”
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”
Wait… Make That 13.
The One That Wasn’t Supposed to Be Here A Front Porch Story — Part Two Y’all. Remember when I told you we ordered 10 Cornish Cross chicks and somehow ended up with 12? Remember me standing over that box, counting and recounting because surely I had made a mistake? Remember Jordan laughing and saying: “IContinueContinue reading “Wait… Make That 13.”
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”
How Do You Move a Mountain? Apparently, One Gorilla Cart at a Time.
Meanwhile, at The Situation… 😂 I woke up this morning, and Mr. Caldwell was already outside. Now, if you’ve been sitting on this Front Porch with me for any amount of time, you already know that sentence rarely ends with anything normal. I looked outside, and there he was. Moving the mulch. By hand. LetContinueContinue reading “How Do You Move a Mountain? Apparently, One Gorilla Cart at a Time.”
Chicken Processing Class: Knowing Your Food From Beginning to End
There’s something we say often around here at 1737: Know where your food comes from. But if we’re being truthful, knowing where your food comes from means understanding more than where it was grown or raised. Sometimes it means being willing to learn about the parts of the process that happen long before food reachesContinueContinue reading “Chicken Processing Class: Knowing Your Food From Beginning to End”
Pull Up a Chair. We Saved You Some Seeds.
Jordan’s birthday, a fall garden in a bag, and why there will always be something to share at The Garden Table. Jordan did a thing. Now, if you’ve spent any amount of time here on The Porch, you already know those words could lead absolutely anywhere. There could be chickens involved. There could be somethingContinueContinue reading “Pull Up a Chair. We Saved You Some Seeds.”
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?”