How much to plant per person in the garden. I think this is a question all homesteaders and vegetable gardeners deal with every year. Children grow bigger and eat more or they move out so you have one less mouth to feed, your eating habits change, someone suddenly has a favorite fruit or vegetable, the varieties of […]
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Are You Effective or Just Busy?
Are you effective or just busy? It’s very easy to fall into the busyness trap. You’re churning and getting stuff done. Feed and water the chickens, feed and water the sheep, feed and water the kids! There are times when things get jumbled in your mind. “I need to trim the hops back”, “I […]
Effectiveness over Efficiency in Homesteading
Effectiveness over Efficiency in Homesteading You completed 48 things today on a to-do list but did you do what was important to you? Probably not. Be effective and then consider efficiency. Efficiency without effectiveness provides zero results. Think about it, you can be extremely efficient but if you are pursuing the wrong priorities you are […]
