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I Have Sad News to Share

It is with a heavy heart that I share some sad news with you today. My father (George Neff) passed away suddenly last week.
We were extremely close.
Farmstead Restoration Update
The past 2 weeks have been a blur for me as I traveled to Northern California to work on our 1892 Farmstead project and then to Atlanta to finish...
5 Holistic Pruning Steps to Restoring Old Fruit Trees
My family is restoring an 1892 Farmstead in Northern CA. I’m in charge of the heirloom orchard and garden renovation. Other family members are in charge of restoring the...
Restoring a Vintage Kitchen Garden – Part 1
We have many projects going on simultaneously at The 1892 Farmstead right now. But one that I didn’t get a chance to tell you about yet is the planting/restoring...
New Homesteading Magazine Gets Personal With Me
Have you heard of From Scratch Magazine? It’s a fairly new digital magazine that is focuses on homesteading and living a more simple lifestyle. It has feature stories, DIY,...
Day 1: Resources for Growing Fruit Trees
This post is part of the 31 Days of Living Homegrown. Sign up for my newsletter (weekly or monthly) so you don’t miss any of the inspiration and resources I will...
Harvesting and Storing Homegrown Apples for Winter
How to store homegrown apples through winter
SWEET! Keeping Up With Farmstead Fruit
All of the fruit ripening at the Farmstead Project has made life a SWEET ride the last month or so. Every visit brings new discoveries in deliciousness and new...
How To Save Berries For Later Preserving
I have been spending a lot of time traveling back and forth between my 1/10th of an acre city homestead here in Los Angeles and my family’s 14-acre Farmstead...
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