Blue Ridge HomesteadersI'm homesteading in western North Carolina, where I raise vegetables and microgreens using organic practices. Chickens and ducks are next! We raise as much of our own food as we can, and sell at farmers markets and through my Winter CSA. I'm so excited about BlueRidgeHomesteaders.Org as a place for other homesteaders and folks considering that lifestyle to meet and share experiences! You can find out more about my adventures in homesteading at TheLittleHalfAcre.com.
Happy New Year homesteaders! We hope your 2023 will be a great year. We need your input please on our planned October Homesteaders Conference. We want to host…
ASAP– Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project– announced that their Cost Share program has been funded for another year. Ana Greenberger, Program Coordinator of ASAP’s Local Food Campaign, sent out…
We launched the Blue Ridge Homesteaders Facebook Group on February 20. It’s yet another way to connect with like-minded folks. Since the group is brand new you won’t…
Want to check your knowledge of laying hens? Did you know that you can pretty much predict the color egg a hen will lay by examining the color…
Yesterday I spent time in my little greenhouse weeding out the chickweed that invaded my beds there. Although chickweed is edible and has some real health benefits, if…
I’m writing this in a heavy mid-January snowstorm. But the firewood is stocked and the wood stove is cozy, food is put back and we’re comfortably hunkered down.…
HPAI, the deadly version of avian influenza, was reported in Hyde County, NC on January 19, 2022. Also known as bird flu or fowl plague, HPAI is spread…
I know our members are flung across several states in the Blue Ridge area, but for those within driving distance of Burnsville, NC, here’s a great opportunity to…
Header image: Grimes Golden heirloom apples with sooty blotch and flyspeck fungi. From The Little Half Acre homestead. Should I be concerned about eating blemished or misshapen fruits…
We met some wonderful people in the Blue Ridge Homesteaders tent at the NC Mountaineer Festival last Saturday, September 18th. Active homesteaders, gardeners and folks who were planning…
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