It been a while since I posted something about our little patch of green earth. Making the transition into an urban homesteader is not as easy as I thought it would be. Now that spring is about a month way, I am preparing my seed starts for this years veggie patch. However, I don't think I can grow everything I need to sustain ourselves. I will have to make my way to the local farmers' market for fruits and veggies to supplement that which I did not have time to grow or crop failure. This urban homestead project is still a work in progress. Grow beds still need to be built, a new batch of chicks need to be hatched in order replace the older hens. Bee hives need to be inspected and painted. If I find that our bees aren't going make it through this winter, I will have to place an order for a new nuc, or capture a feral swarm. Now imagine doing all of this while you are employed full time. Coming home to take care of my urban livestock after long day at work may seem like madness to you. However, when I decided to live a less toxic life style, this all became part of the package. Add to this the fact that I am still renovating my home while developing this urban farm yard. Nevertheless, I still believe this can be done, incorporating new Eco friendly technology into a 100 year old home, the integration of the new with the old, and so the journey coninues.
The chickens are still doing their thing and hopefully the bee's will make it till spring.
However, we have been quiet busy this winter. Despite the strange weather we had this winter. We managed to collect enough beeswax from the hive to make a few beeswax candles. Hopefully this up coming 2012 season will bring us more of that sweet honey and candle making wax.
This season God willing, I will have a better growing season and more inspiring writing material to motivate you to cultivate your own little patch of green earth. Anyone interested in one of our beeswax candles just
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