Author: Linda Foley

🧅 Overwintering Onions in Zone 8b

I’d not heard of this before and am so looking forward to trying it. Here is a link to Territorial Seed Co who tells of this: https://youtu.be/0skgSP57Fyk?si=y_i8dnAXqWy7qvWj A simple guide using onion starts Overwintering onions means planting bulbing onion starts in fall, letting them sit quietly through winter, and harvesting big, early onions the following… Continue reading 🧅 Overwintering Onions in Zone 8b

🌱 My Square‑Foot Garden Plan for Year‑Round Food (A1–A4 & B1–B4 Layout)

I finally finished mapping out my entire garden using the Square Foot Gardening method, and I’m really happy with how everything fits together. I’ve got two long raised beds, each divided into four 4’×8′ sections, so I label them A1–A4 and B1–B4. Each section is 32 square feet, which gives me 32 squares to work… Continue reading 🌱 My Square‑Foot Garden Plan for Year‑Round Food (A1–A4 & B1–B4 Layout)

🌿 Dreaming Up My Tiny Cattle‑Panel Greenhouse

I can already picture it standing along my north fence, catching the best light my mountain valley can offer. In a place where winters bring almost no direct sun and summers offer only a few hours of light, this little greenhouse will be the heart of my homestead. 🏡 Why I’m Building It My property… Continue reading 🌿 Dreaming Up My Tiny Cattle‑Panel Greenhouse

Planning My N. California Homestead: Designing a Microclimate Garden

Planning a small, efficient homestead in Northern California means working with a very unusual microclimate. The land sits in a narrow mountain corridor where winters bring almost no direct sun, and summers offer only about four hours of sunlight each day due to the cedars and mountains that surround me. Even with these challenges, it’s… Continue reading Planning My N. California Homestead: Designing a Microclimate Garden

Staying Put: Choosing the Homestead I Already Have

For a while, I imagined my next chapter on one acre, as you have already seen. I worked through what I could grow there, how I would use the harvest, and how the garden could support the recipes I already make. It was an exciting idea. But the more seriously I considered buying a one-acre… Continue reading Staying Put: Choosing the Homestead I Already Have

How I Came to Eat a Whole‑Food Plant‑Based Diet

Every journey has a beginning, and mine started with a documentary. I didn’t set out to change my life, my health, or my future — I simply pressed play on Forks Over Knives. But sometimes the smallest moment becomes the turning point you didn’t know you needed. That film opened my eyes. It was practical,… Continue reading How I Came to Eat a Whole‑Food Plant‑Based Diet

Growing Where I’m Planted

The past couple months have been full of obstacles as I’ve tried to find a new place to live. Every time I thought I was getting close, something fell through. After praying about it, I’m beginning to feel peaceful about staying right here a while longer. I’ll keep repairing this old place, improving it bit… Continue reading Growing Where I’m Planted