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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 DIY wicking bed for the greenhouse is a great self watering raised bed. Filled with good soil mix it waters the plants from the bottom up.

DIY Self-Watering Wicking Bed for the Greenhouse

Here are 9 simple tips for growing tomatoes successfully in cold climate and harvest sun ripe tomatoes in the summer. Happy tomato growing!

Growing Tomatoes in Cold Climate

Read where and how to grow winter carrots in cold climate. Also when and how to protect them and when to harvest. Happy growing!

Growing Winter Carrots in Cold Climate

How to Grow Tomatoes From Cuttings

How To Grow Tomatoes From Cuttings

Another indoor edible garden update. It was more successful for us than ever before, and we are sure it can get even better.

Indoor Edible Garden Update

If you've always wanted to grow tomatoes successfully and harvest sun-ripe tomatoes in the summer, here is your chance with the 'Growing Tomatoes Challenge'.

Growing Tomatoes Challenge – Get Ready

Varieties of Perennial Vegetables for Zone 3 Garden

Varieties of Perennial Vegetables for Zone 3 Garden

This food production garage is a greenhouse for winter growing, well insulated, heated and planted for optimal yield in a very cold northern climate.

A Greenhouse for Winter Growing

Top 5 Appliances I Would Not Want to Miss in my Homestead Kitchen. These are real kitchen helpers that make cooking from scratch easy.

5 Small Appliances I Would Not Want to Miss in my Kitchen

In this video I take you on a tour to inspire you to be growing an indoor edible garden in the kitchen and food production garage. Hope you enjoy it.

Growing an Indoor Edible Garden – Video

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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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