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Backyard Chickens, Only Better.
A while back, there was some debate in Annapolis that permitting backyard egg-layers would stigmatize the town. The thinking seemed to go along the lines that people who raised their own food were not...
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Random Harvest
(Ok, maybe the title is a bit dramatic, but I recently heard a reference to Greer Garson, and have Google-overload.) In any case, we had an unexpected crop of Scarlet Runner Beans this weekend when we...
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Using Green Tomatoes: “Apple Pie”
First an update on last week’s green tomato recipe: I made a giant batch of the faux Salsa Verde last week, with hope that we would have enough to freeze for enchilada cravings in February. The good...
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Repurpose This: Coffee Cans, Kitchen Edition
As you may have guessed, the No-Acre Homestead is fueled on coffee, and our favorite roaster is just across the county at Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company. Luckily, they are now represented in...
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The No-Acre Homestead Update: Reflections and Projections
I found the most uplifting treasure in my mailbox today! The first seed catalog for 2013! It’s from Baker Creek, my favorite source this past year. The photographs of vegetables rival those in any...
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The Way Things Are This Morning
Since discovering the WordPress Daily Prompt, I’ve thought about all of them, but shared very few. Beyond Back Creek is not the kind of blog that lends itself to much introspection, and I’d rather...
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Parsley in the Snow
The No-Acre Homestead has been in a winter lull, but things are stirring, and growing season has never really stopped here. We woke up to some unexpected snow this morning, but the earth has already...
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Close to the Dirt, Far From Normal
Confession ( or rather, Stating the Obvious): I’ve been lax about finishing that pesky “About” page. I haven’t yet organized my blog roll. And there are a couple of reader awards that I was delighted...
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“Forward” With The White Hamon Sweet
Did you know that there are two kinds of sweet potatoes? Here, in the Mid-Atlantic area, we are accustomed to the orange sweet. But there is another variety, for years considered more adaptable to...
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The No-Acre Homestead, Faster Than the Speed of Sound
At least that’s what it feels like around here, lately. Despite not keeping at all current on posts, the No-Acre Homestead has been plugging along, if not flying at warp speed. I’m going to try to post...
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