Homegrown food doesn’t have to be complicated.

You can grow a garden or raise a few chickens…in just minutes a day.

How can I help you today?
a red bell pepper growing in the summer vegetable garden

Gardening

Whether you want to grow a huge backyard garden or just a few herbs indoors, let me show you how easy it is to grow some of your own food no matter what size space you have.

a chicken in the yard looking at the camera

Chickens

If you want to get started raising backyard chickens, I’ll show you what you need to buy (and what you don’t) and how to care for the baby chicks from the minute you bring them home.

strawberry jam in a jar surrounded by strawberries

Preserving

If you want to learn to preserve some of your homegrown food, these easy recipes for freezing and dehydrating your extra fruits and vegetables will get you out of the kitchen fast.

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Dogwoods & Dandelions


Hey there! I’m Julie and I believe eating homegrown food from your backyard can nourish your body and soul.

I believe homegrown food can be made simple.

I believe you can create a backyard homestead no matter where you live.

In this day of empty food shelves and rising grocery prices, wouldn’t it be nice if you could grow or raise some of your own food without spending all day doing it?

Well, I’m here to help. But you don’t need a big homestead to grow a garden or raise a few chickens. Even if you live in the city, you can grow a few herbs indoors.

Let’s make homegrown food simple. Together.

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