You CAN Homestead

You CAN Homestead


Latest Episodes

Plants for Edible Water Gardens, Spring Fever, Jiaogulan, Beansprouts YCH# 52
March 12, 2014

Edible Water Gardens Can Be: Natural Ponds Artificial Ponds Aquaponics Systems Natural ponds have the advantage that you could grow colonies op plants.  Be careful not to introduce non native, invasive species into ponds that can spread to greater w

Edible Water Gardens, Seed Balls, Blueberries, Motherwort, Getting Ready For Spring YCH # 51
February 18, 2014

What To Do With All Those Old Seeds - Seed Balls: A seed ball is also called "earth ball".  It is a variety of seeds rolled into a ball with clay.  Also humus or compost may be added as microbial inoculants.  Cotton-fibres or liquefied paper may be ad

Aqauponics, Resistant Starches, Chlorella, Cod Liver Oil YCH # 50
February 09, 2014

Time Stamp For Podcast: I have decided to try and add a time stamp for the podcast.  it is a little more work, but I believe this will benefit people in being able to quickly find info they are interested in.  Let me know if this is worthwhile to you...

Aquaponic Gardening With Sylvia Bernstein YCH #49
February 02, 2014

I feel so honored that Sylvia agreed to come on and chat about aquaponics.  Sylvia is a wonderful teacher and loves aquaponics.  She even gave up a dream job to pursue her love for this.  I am linking below to her website, aquaponic community, Facebook

Walipini, Organizing, Edible Indoor Plants, Soapmaking YCH#48
January 27, 2014

Gale's Show Notes and Links: http://money.msn.com/now/post--bacon-costs-rise-as-piglets-pay-the-price Walipini  http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/build-underground-greenhouse-garden-year-round.html http://www.bensoninstitute.org/Publication/

10 Plants YOU CAN Grow IndoorsYCH #47
January 20, 2014

What can you grow indoors for food, spice or medicine. Most any herb Peppers -turn into little trees Curry Leaf Tree Kaffir Lime Sprouts Nine Vegetables Fruits Grasses for fodder and juicing Salad greens Tomatoes  /www.motherearthnews.com/orga

8 Reasons To Grow Your Own Fodder, Herbs for Cold & Flu YCH#46
January 12, 2014

Reasons To Grow Fodder  For Your Animals or Sprouts for You: Growing fodder uses less water Less water is needed as compared to growing it in the ground. Water can be recirculated through the system Water can be saved and used to water plants. F

Mushrooms-morel, lion’s mane, turkey tail #45
January 05, 2014

Things I forgot to talk about last week: Morel and shaggy mane mushrooms. New app for mushroom identification:  http://www.amazon.com/NATURE-MOBILE-Mushrooms-PRO/dp/B00AC1Y9KE/ref=pd_sim_mas_1 There is a free version.  I really like having this app

Brining Meat, Sunchokes, Making Dog Food, Update on Bumblefoot Chicken/Winterizing Chickens, Get Organized in 2014 YCH#44
December 30, 2013

http://thepaleomama.com/2013/11/how-im-healing-cavities-without-dentistry/ http://stupideasypaleo.com/2013/11/27/kombucha-recipes-for-the-holiday-pomegranate-and-cranberry/  Kombucha Brining Turkey and my Paleo Thanksgiving Corned venison What? Every y

Get Organized, Winterizing Chickens/Dealing With Illness, Cleaning Up your Computer YCH#43
December 17, 2013

 This is the real #43.  My dyslexic brain uploaded an older episode Sunday night.  I am sorry for any inconvenience it may have caused anyone.  I deleted that and am resubmitting.  Thanks for your patience. One Year To An Organized Life   Used bo