I recently read a book called Sailing the Farm which talked about the nutrition benefits of sprouts and how they can be a great food while out at sea. Sprouts provide a way to bring nutrient dense foods to remote areas. This is important for me as I’ll be teaming up with some other friends…

I’m still not able to distinguish the male from female quails. They are now approximately 3.5 weeks old. They outgrew their brooding pen so I moved them into an unused rabbit cage inside of my shed. It is important to have a tray underneath their cage to catch the massive amounts of bird droppings. Thanks…

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of black soldier fly larvae in my compost bin! They are the spawn from about 75 original larvae which I bought 4 months ago. Between the redworms and the larvae I should be able to supplement some of the feed for my chickens and tilapia. If you look close you…

The rabbits are now 16 weeks old. The male has gotten quite large. Unfortunately we recently lost a litter of babies from the female. I’m going to give her a month to recuperate then I’ll breed her again. This doesn’t have to look fancy. I’m trying to do everything as low budget as possible because…

The chickens are now 5 months old and have gotten quite large. They should start producing eggs next month. There are currently 12 birds at the house. I sold 3 to a friend so they could begin their own operation. Thanks for reading my blog! For the latest projects and updates please subscribe to my…

The tilapia vary greatly in size. Some have gotten quite big (around 3.5 inches) while others remain quite small (1.5 inches). I’ve increased their food portions and have started feeding them twice a day. My duckweed experiment was ruined when the water evaporated from the tubs during a hot summer week and killed the plants….

I’ve been having a lot of success staying healthy by drinking a fruit and vegetable smoothie every morning. The great thing about smoothies rather than juicing is that you get fiber along with the nutrients. Ingredients: ½ Apple 1 Peach 4 Leaves of Kale 2 Spoons of Sprouts 1 Ripe Banana ½ cup of water…

We are now raising Japanese Quail also known as Coturnix Quail. We are using the same techniques described on The Survival Podcast by guest Brad Davies http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/quail-for-eggs-and-meat We sourced the chicks on craigslist for about $1 a piece. We will be growing them for meat production as a primary function and egg laying as a…

I recently submitted my permaculture design exercise while attending Geoff Lawton’s Online Permaculture Design Course. I thought I’d share my design here on my site. I’m always looking for more ideas and modifications so feel free to chip in with your thoughts. Chosen Block of Land I have chosen my urban homestead in Washington, USA….