One of the challenges to gardening in the North is that we not only have a short growing season, but we often have chilly springs and cool nighttime temperatures for most of the summer. It’s not an ideal growing environment for heat-loving plants like tomatoes and peppers. I’ve tried gr...

We are getting to the time of year when the produce starts coming out of the garden in earnest. So far, we are harvesting greens of all kinds, broccoli, cauliflower, early onions and one of my all-time favourite things to grow, garlic! If you aren’t yet gr...

Hello fellow homesteaders, I’m Chelsea, and I’d like to welcome you to the Little Mountain Ranch, where we embrace the values of self-sufficiency, grow our own produce, and preserve the bounties of our gardens. Food preservation has become an essential skill for us, ensuring we have access to nut...