Sustainable Stace

Learn how to make organic fertilizer. Follow the step-by-step guide, and learn about the four ingredients to make your own organic, chemical-free fertilizer. Your garden will love this natural super-food!

Learn how to build a portable greenhouse for less than $50. Using a few simple tools, and some pre-cut pieces of PVC pipe and rebar, you'll have your portable greenhouse up and running in no time. Accelerate and lengthen your growing season with this simple, effective design.

I love keeping bees. It’s not for the money, it’s for more important reasons. When I started out with bees I felt overwhelmed. I was continually poking around – I learn by doing – and trying to figure out what the heck they were up to. It’s now been a number of years I’ve had up to 4 hives at a time...

Well, it’s going down. I’m fully committed. 20 days ago I put all my ‘eggs in one basket’.  Technically, I put them all in one incubator.  The outcome of our incubation run will determine the size and quality of our laying flock and our meat for the coming year. Each spring when I undertake this 3 week escapade I get a...

Every year there’s this lump in my throat as spring approaches. I’m jacked up as blossoms emerge, the grass starts to green up and our bees start to forage. However, the ‘to do’ items are so plentiful that the wonder and vibrancy of spring can be drowned out on our little farm.   Rather than me embracing spring I can start to...