March Homesteading Skills to Learn:

Instead of some long to do list, I am starting to make smaller lists each month, so new skills get learned and goals are attained, and retained!

1: Making Bread Bowls and Broccoli Stew - DONE!

2: Learn to Make Oven Jerky - instructions found, now to gather supplies -

3: Plant Herbs on Balcony Walk Way - DONE! (but want to see about getting a few more!)

4: Learn a New Crochet Knot -

5: Begin re-learning Guitar -

As I finish each, I will mark Done, and if it is food will write a recipe out and post it... ^_^   If it doesn't get done, it will be added to the next month's list.  Hope this encourages all urban, apartment, and beginner homesteaders to join me in taking those first baby steps!

~ Morria

Beginning...

So I am beginning to homestead in earnest, in part to go along with my natural health course I am doing, and in part to start putting down roots, so to speak, in my area of future work... Problem?  I live in a second story apartment with a small open balcony that is also the walkway to stairs for my 3 neighboring apartments.  I do have a really good picture window in the bedroom, that gets afternoon sun.  My other challenge?  I live in Scottsdale AZ currently (my husband is attending Escoffier School of Culinary Arts).

So, this Desert Gypsy Gal is turning over a new leaf, literally.  We were able to make it from Farmington, NM with 3 plants: my husbands catus, my clover, and our mexican heather plants.  I have scouted out a metal shelving system at walmart that should go well in our bedroom where the plants can get sunlight, and I am also hunting for an additional plant light.  I found some awesome AZ made recycled wine bottle planters (refreshglass.com) which also fits in both the bedroom and living room windows, just perfect for herbs. Now the hard part, what to GROW?

~ Morria