Oh Hi Homestead

I grew a peach! It’s a very exciting thing that requires so much patience. I think gardening and homesteading can look beautiful but the reality is we have put in a ton of work to get this one fruit, from building fences, digging holes, watering and hoping we get the timing right.

Gardening has been a huge long lesson in patience and hope. Because I didn’t do all that work for one peach! We do it for all the future years hoping for we’ll get more and more peaches each year.

Summer feels a little chaotic so I have been feeling like I needed better organization. Picked up this little secretary desk/chest of drawers today second hand and it’s so sweet in the corner of our living room. A spot for art supplies and writing letters (ok, not something I EVER do but maybe now I’ll be inspired?)

It’s our 4th year on our property and I am loving all of the plants that self seed or continue to bear fruit year after year without much effort.

I have chamomile, calendula and California poppies all over the yard that i didn’t even plant! And of course i@love my berries that just keep taking up more and more space.

This year I’m trying to make more tea from strawberry leaves and other berry plants. has a great reel on how to do this yourself!

What’s growing in your garden?