LogoGarden Notes
Login
Subscribe

Archive

The First Taps of the Season

Feb 24, 2026

•

4 min read

The First Taps of the Season

We’ve tapped 1,500 maples in two days, with another 2,500–2,800 to go—here’s what early season work looks like on the ground.

Jeff Shepherd
The Grounded Homestead
Jeff Shepherd, +1
The Quiet Work Before Maple Season

Jan 27, 2026

•

5 min read

The Quiet Work Before Maple Season

Cold days, steady work. Getting the maple woods ready while thinking ahead to livestock and land.

Jeff Shepherd
The Grounded Homestead
Jeff Shepherd, +1
A Homestead, Grown Up

Dec 16, 2025

•

4 min read

A Homestead, Grown Up

Every homestead has seasons. This one is about arrival, gratitude, and what comes next.

The Grounded Homestead
The Grounded Homestead
A Season of Turning

Nov 21, 2025

•

6 min read

A Season of Turning

The garden rests while we gear up for the move that will shape the year ahead.

The Grounded Homestead
The Grounded Homestead

Garlic

Road-Trip Dreaming

Nov 13, 2025

•

4 min read

Road-Trip Dreaming

Big ideas tend to show up somewhere between mile markers and coffee stops.

The Grounded Homestead
The Grounded Homestead

Garlic

+1

From Squash to Cloves: Working Ahead of the Frost

Oct 21, 2025

•

5 min read

From Squash to Cloves: Working Ahead of the Frost

Winter squash is coming off the vine while garlic goes in the ground; here’s how we’re preparing as the first frost draws near.

The Grounded Homestead
The Grounded Homestead

Pumpkin

+1

When the Goldenrod Turns to Gold

Oct 14, 2025

•

5 min read

When the Goldenrod Turns to Gold

As the fields fade to gold with the last of the goldenrod, the homestead slows enough to start studying the past season and gather the wisdom granted.

The Grounded Homestead
The Grounded Homestead

Onion

Rest for the Soil, Rest for the Soul

Oct 7, 2025

•

7 min read

Rest for the Soil, Rest for the Soul

Cover crops are filling in, and the garden’s slowing down—it’s time to prepare the soil for winter and the soul for rest.

The Grounded Homestead
The Grounded Homestead

Apples

+2

The Quiet Work of Fall

Sep 30, 2025

•

4 min read

The Quiet Work of Fall

This week is all about savoring the slower pace and staying ahead of disease pressure.

The Grounded Homestead
The Grounded Homestead

Tomato

+1

Put the Garden to Bed, the Right Way

Sep 16, 2025

•

5 min read

Put the Garden to Bed, the Right Way

We’re finishing strong: tidy beds, keep pests honest, and set up next year’s fruit.

Jeff Shepherd
Jeff Shepherd

Pepper

+2

Fall in the Air, Roots in the Ground

Sep 9, 2025

•

4 min read

Fall in the Air, Roots in the Ground

The season’s shifting, and it’s time to plant, preserve, and prepare for colder days ahead.

The Grounded Homestead
The Grounded Homestead

Kale

From Summer’s End to Fall’s Beginning

Sep 2, 2025

•

5 min read

From Summer’s End to Fall’s Beginning

Cooler mornings remind us: homesteading never pauses, it just changes pace.

The Grounded Homestead
The Grounded Homestead
Garden Notes

Garden Notes

Garden Notes is The Grounded Homestead’s weekly dispatch—real tips, seasonal lessons, and steady encouragement for growing clean food and living with purpose.


Home

© 2026 Garden Notes.
Report abusePrivacy policyTerms of use
beehiivPowered by beehiiv