Frugal Homesteading Blog

Welcome to the March 2010 Frugal Homesteading Carnival! Garden Renee Benzaim presents What is Compost Tea? posted at Compost Tumblers & Compost Making. She notes, “One good way to make compost tea is to soak compost in water in a bucket for a few days and then strain the liquid. You can then dilute it [...]

I’ve never tried keeping bees on my own, but have thought about beginning beekeeping for some time. Local honey is incredibly beneficial nutritionally speaking, not to mention delicious. Additionally, I would be able to harvest honey from my own hives without heating it (raw honey has the most benefits). However, we’ve lived within a homeowners’ [...]