Just planted beds in winter in our vegetable garden in Monchique

What to Sow and Plant in November

November brings a calmer rhythm to the garden. In mild winter climates, it’s not the end of the growing season, but a time to settle cool-weather crops into the soil …

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What to Plant in October for a Winter Harvest

Many beginner gardeners believe the gardening season ends in September. They stop planting, put away their tools, and wait for spring. But here’s the truth — in mild climates like …

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Fresh harvest from the homestead

Homesteading Is More Than Growing Food: Building a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle

When people think of homesteading, they often picture a big vegetable garden, jars of preserves, and maybe a few backyard chickens. While food production is part of it, real homesteading …

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Planting cabbages in October in Portugal

Take 2: How to recognise good soil

Soil is the basis for gardening. When the soil in your vegetable garden is healthy you will have good results in your garden. Healthy soil What is healthy soil like? …

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Our vegetable garden in Monchique. The picture is divided in three left and right there are rows of just planted vegetables, in the middle a big corn plant

Start your vegetable garden in only three weeks time.

Three weeks is enough time to go from bare ground to a planted vegetable garden. It does not require experience, a large budget or special equipment. What it does require …

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Feeding costs for goats, how to calculate and cut costs

What Feeding Goats Costs

Do you want to buy goats for your homestead or small scale farm? Do you wonder if it would be worth doing so and what it would cost you to …

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What not to feed your goats

What Not to Feed Goats to Avoid Accidents

Where does the myth that goats can eat anything come from? And does that also mean that you can feed goats anything? Fact is that goats are not only picky, …

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Feeding goats 1

Feeding Goats, Some Things You Didn’t Know.

Can you give me the name of a country were there are no goats? No? Why not? Because they are very flexible in their diet. Does that mean goats eat …

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How to prepare for homesteading

How to Start a Homestead

Do you want to know how to prepare for homesteading? Are you up for a major change in your life? To break free and realise your dream? Is your dream …

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Terra do Milho land viewed from a distance

The Best Homestead Location, what you need to know.

What is the best location for a homestead? What should we consider? How do we know if this place is good for our dreamed Homestead? Buying a piece of land …

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