August 15, 2013 This 10 by 12 foot greenhouse is home to our food production machine for tilapia, fresh veggies, and fruit. It is currently cycling ammonia in the system to establish bacteria among the rocks/clay media. I used lava rock for the bottom of the grow media and PlantIt for the top. Lava rock…

August 11, 2013 While drinking my morning fruit smoothie I see a white rabbit in my yard. I smiled and thought, “That looks just like mi…” and mid-thought the realization hit. Jailbreak. I know there are a few of you at this point cheering the bunny on, hoping it would escape… however he is safely…

August 7, 2013 Some people have been expressing some concern with this latest addition to the urban farm because we intend on killing and eating the rabbits we raise. This type of food production is a far more sustainable method than my past meat consumption practices. Think of all the natural resources that are saved…

August 2, 2013 I had some elaborate plans for a chicken coop but ran out of time. They outgrew their pen a little too fast so I built a coop on the fly with scrap materials. Luckily I had some help on this one from my friend Brad or else I never would have made…

July 26, 2013 I had an indoor aquaponics system that got overrun by aphids so I shut it down prior to sourcing fish in the system (the fish are relatively expensive). Our new outdoor aquaponics system is now completed but more water tests are still being conducted before plants and fish will be added to…

June 11, 2013 This is me hanging out with General Tso…Chickens have several functions, egg laying being a major one. There are three breeds of chicks here which are known to be hardy egg layers; Barred Rock, Rhode Island Red, and Buff Orpington.I had specific breeds that I wanted and couldn’t find them locally so…

June 10, 2013 This is my Dad and I after we assembled the new greenhouse. I’m hoping to have the aquaponics up and running by next month. I’ll be sourcing the tilapia from an online distributor. If anyone is interested in doing this as well and wants to split shipping on the fish order and…

June 9, 2013 Why buy a feeder or waterer when you can make them for free?! For the feeder cut a slit in the side of a milk jug, then press it inward with a screwdriver while blowing it with a heat gun to melt it into place. Then fill with chick feed and you’re…

April 8, 2013 My brother is officially a beekeeper with his own hive! We just installed 2 new packages of bees this week. Here he is starting off their relationship with a warm hug. Thanks for reading my blog! For the latest projects and updates please subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow along as…

These are candles we made from scratch. They are made of honey bee wax that was poured into beer bottle halves. Thanks for reading my blog! For the latest projects and updates please subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow along as I set up a sustainable homestead with my tiny house 🙂