If you have pigeons roosting on your porch, they can cause plenty of problems. It can be hard to remove them once they’re there as they tend to stay close to where they are born and don’t migrate. Your porch probably provides cozy places for them to nest, and they are...
Are you looking for tips on how to prepare your garden for spring? Spring is arguably the favorite season for gardeners as it offers them an opportunity to start afresh. Most gardening enthusiasts spend their late winter/early spring preparing their gardens for the...
We went down to the orchard today and harvested about 22 pounds (10 kilos) of mirabelle plums from our trees. We really should have harvested them a week or so earlier, but we simply haven’t had the time. Thank God we found Nico, our new farm hand, when we did...
Managing waste is an everyday thing. Almost everything we do generates waste, and we need to make a constant effort to reduce it. Our tips can help you to minimize waste easily and also help you to maintain a garden waste and junk free life. Stop using plastic bags...
From time to time, I get interesting emails from readers like you. Sometimes they’re about recipes found here on No Ordinary Homestead. And sometimes they’re questions about getting a visa to live in Germany (which I really know very little about). And...
Living off the grid is the dream of many people in the U.S. I can tell you that I have thought about it many times. Imagine not having to pay a dime for electricity, water, or heat. Sounds great, right? But it’s not entirely true… while you would not have...