Tropical homestead

I have a university degree in economics, but my studies did not touch upon the etymology of that word—derived from the Greek oikonomia meaning “management of the household.” My studies set me to master Microsoft Excel, to calculate complex regression analysis, and prepared me for a job in finance. They did not, though, prepare me for what to do with so many bananas.

You’ve just purchased your dream property in tropical Costa Rica. You want to grow your own food. You are anxious to get to work now, have bought some plants from a nursery you randomly drove by, and

Last week I posted this picture of some tropical fruits we harvested from the…

What's it like to garden in Hawai'i? Here's a look at life as a gardener in Ahualoa, Hawai'i (United States) with Kris of the homesteading blog, Attainable Sustainable.

Now that we're home from Costa Rica, I have tropical permaculture on my mind! Here I will show you some of the cool permaculture designs that we saw on our trip.

Biodynamic farming in addition to being organic, recognises the spirit in nature, with crops sewn in accordance with celestial cycles.