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Northern Homestead is simply about urban homesteading in a cold climate (Zone 3A). Growing, raising, preserving, and preparing our own real food, along with some food for thoughts.

The simplicity of plant food

Embracing Simplicity: The Surprising Ease of Plant-Based Eating

Haskap (Honeyberry) Jam

Haskap (Honeyberry) Jam

Growing Food - Kohlrabi

Growing Food – Kohlrabi

Planting Pickling Cucumbers in a Bottomless Pot

Planting Pickling Cucumbers in a Bottomless Pot

Growing Sunchokes or Jerusalem Artichokes

Growing and Using Sunchokes or Jerusalem Artichokes

Starting Seeds in Vermiculite

Early spring direct garden planting

Early spring direct garden planting

Making and planting seed bombs

Making and planting seed bombs

Growing fig trees in a cold climate

Growing Figs in Cold Climate

Starting a new no-till garden with tilling or how we converted a pasture into a garden. Building good soil with less work.ย 

Starting a new no-till garden with tilling

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We share how we build things and use alternative energies. Building a greenhouse is almost a must in a northern climate to overcome cold and frost.

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