Our Greenhouse In March – Harvesting Vegetables In Winter In Zone 3
It’s the beginning of March! Spring is now less than 20 days away. Lets have a look inside the winter greenhouse in its final days before...
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GROW YOUR OWN FOOD
Learn our methods for homegrown vegetables in the heart of Northern Ontario with our gardening and greenhouse solutions. We share the challenges and rewards of cultivating our own food amidst the unique climate of the region. From vibrant garden beds to climate-controlled havens, experience the satisfaction of nurturing your produce from seed to harvest. Join us in reaping the benefits of fresh, locally grown goodness right in Northern Ontario.
We Plant These 4 Seeds in February To Maximize Our Veggie Yields!
In Northern Ontario, our secret to successfully growing pounds and pounds of vegetable crops despite our challenging and short growing...
YEARS In The MAKING And A HUGE Winter Greenhouse Upgrade
Taking some time to answer your winter greenhouse questions. We’ve been experimenting with growing food over the winter in a greenhouse...
Our Greenhouse In January – We’re Still Harvesting Food In Our Winter Hot House
It’s January. It’s -20 outside. We’re not in the far north, but we’re definitely north enough that winter growing takes a little effort....
POTATO TOWERS 2020 – Comparing Buckets vs Rows vs Towers – Small Space Backyard Potato P
We eat a ton of potatoes. Probably more than most folks do. We make poutine at least once or twice a week, so it’s safe to say that we go...
A New Goat Pen & A New Goat On The Wilderstead | Pulling Welded Wire Goat Fence With An ATV
We are expanding our herd of goats this summer! Woohoo! So that means we need to get an entire new goat enclosure and area set up. We’ve...
Spring Chickens On The WIlderstead! Our first Chicks Hatched On The Homestead
New life on the Wilderstead this morning! Mother Clucker and Gertrude have been patiently sharing a nesting box sitting on eggs. We don’t...
Two Simple SOLAR Powered IRRIGATION Systems We Use For Our Off Grid Greenhouse & Gardens
As we slowly make our transition to an off grid property, we continue to experiment with various alternative sources for power. These are...
The CHALLENGES of GARDENING on the CANADIAN SHIELD – Planting An Apple Orchard in Northern Ont
To say we have a lot of rocks here on the Wilderstead is an understatement. It makes gardening in northern Ontario on the Canadian Shield...
Building A DIY Greenhouse – A High Tunnel Hoop House To Extend Growing Season In Northern Onta
We have a short growing season here. June through September – in a good year. After building our first greenhouse for spring seedlings...
Insulating the North Wall of the Off Grid Winter Greenhouse | And Digging Out Our Weather Station
We had an amazingly warm weekend here on the Wilderstead! We took the time to get the north wall of our off grid solar powered greenhouse...
DIY Pallet Shelves In The Off Grid Winter Garden Greenhouse & Don’t Make This Mistake
Sometimes you make mistakes. They can be big mistakes, small mistakes, or just mistakes that leave you scratching your head saying why? I...
Solar Power In Our Greenhouse | An Off Grid Winter Garden Greenhouse in Canada For Year Round Food
This is a huge step for step us towards our self sufficient goals. A four season, year round greenhouse heated with wood and using solar...
How We Built Our Northern Chicken Coop & Using The Deep Litter Compost Method
A quick look at how we built our northern chicken coop and using the deep litter composting method in the coop to help generate a little...
Our Wood Heated Greenhouse | Heating An Off Grid Winter Garden Greenhouse in Canada year round food
This is a huge step for step us towards our self sufficient goals. A four season, year round greenhouse heated with wood. It’s a tough...
$50 Collapsible Chicken Brooder – Lumnah Acres Inspired
Every spring, we invest in chickens to raise on our homestead. Some of these chickens will be added to our flock of laying hens, while...
Heating Our Greenhouse With Compost – Part 1
It’s warmed up quite a bit here in southern Manitoba. Warm enough that it tempted Dave to get out and start cleaning up and thawing out...
Chicken Coop Poop Shelf Update
This is our first year keeping chickens over winter in Manitoba. It gets quite cold here (to say the least) so it was very important to...
Indoor Seed Starting Setup
We currently have three gardens as well as a small greenhouse on the property. Between all of these growing areas, we are able to...
Winter Chicken Coop Maintenance
We lucked out with a weekend above freezing in the middle of January. We used one day to let the laying hens outside to stretch their...
PVC Pipe Chicken Feeders DIY
Chickens are jerks. If they can poop on something they will; even if it holds their food or water. Every chicken feeder that we bought...
Potato Towers
We eat a lot of potatoes. Possibly more than the average household. We make overloaded poutine at least once a week, so it’s safe to...
Building A Cold frame For Early Produce
Spring comes late here. After a long, cold winter, we are found craving fresh produce. Lettuce, radish & beets will all grow quite well...
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