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Mar 30, 20233 min read

Our Greenhouse In March – Harvesting Vegetables In Winter In Zone 3

Our Small Four Season Winter Greenhouse It’s the beginning of March! Spring is now less than 20 days away. Lets have a look inside the...

Feb 24, 20232 min read

Stay Connected During Power Outages with Bluetti EB3A

We often find ourselves far away from a source of power, so we decided to get a portable power station, and we were excited when...

Feb 17, 20237 min read

We Plant These 4 Seeds in February To Maximize Our Veggie Yields!

Home Grown Asparagus From Seed In Northern Ontario, our secret to successfully growing pounds and pounds of vegetable crops despite our...

Jan 15, 20221 min read

YEARS In The MAKING And A HUGE Winter Greenhouse Upgrade

Taking some time to answer your winter greenhouse questions. We’ve been experimenting with growing food over the winter in a greenhouse...

Jan 10, 20221 min read

Our Greenhouse In January – We’re Still Harvesting Food In Our Winter Hot House

It’s January. It’s -20 outside. We’re not in the far north, but we’re definitely north enough that winter growing takes a little effort....

Nov 20, 20212 min read

Our Smoked Candied Salmon Recipe – Garlic Maple Glazed Trout & Salmon

Two things that we really love about this area: Maple Syrup and fresh fish from Lake Superior. Sometimes the two come together. This is...

Sep 22, 20202 min read

Cowboy Candy | Candied Jalapenos To Warm The Soul

There is a special place in our hearts here at the Wilderstead for Cowboy Candy. This stuff is very addictive, which has lead to its...

Jun 10, 20201 min read

POTATO TOWERS 2020 – Comparing Buckets vs Rows vs Towers – Small Space Backyard Potato P

We eat a ton of potatoes. Probably more than most folks do. We make poutine at least once or twice a week, so it’s safe to say that we go...

Jun 7, 20201 min read

A New Goat Pen & A New Goat On The Wilderstead | Pulling Welded Wire Goat Fence With An ATV

We are expanding our herd of goats this summer! Woohoo! So that means we need to get an entire new goat enclosure and area set up. We’ve...

May 25, 20201 min read

Spring Chickens On The WIlderstead! Our first Chicks Hatched On The Homestead

New life on the Wilderstead this morning! Mother Clucker and Gertrude have been patiently sharing a nesting box sitting on eggs. We don’t...

May 22, 20201 min read

Two Simple SOLAR Powered IRRIGATION Systems We Use For Our Off Grid Greenhouse & Gardens

As we slowly make our transition to an off grid property, we continue to experiment with various alternative sources for power. These are...

May 16, 20201 min read

The CHALLENGES of GARDENING on the CANADIAN SHIELD – Planting An Apple Orchard in Northern Ont

To say we have a lot of rocks here on the Wilderstead is an understatement. It makes gardening in northern Ontario on the Canadian Shield...

May 9, 20201 min read

Catching & Pressure Canning Fresh Wild Rainbow Trout/Steelhead From Lake Superior

Our Recipe For Pressure Canning Fresh Wild Salmon Spring time. One thing that we love to do here is go fishing for lake Superior rainbow...

Apr 30, 20201 min read

Building A DIY Greenhouse – A High Tunnel Hoop House To Extend Growing Season In Northern Onta

We have a short growing season here. June through September – in a good year. After building our first greenhouse for spring seedlings...

Mar 12, 202012 min read

How To Make Maple Syrup At Home In Your Own Backyard Step By Step

Learn everything you need to know from tapping your trees to filtering and bottling your own maple syrup right here! Everyone loves it...

Mar 5, 20201 min read

Trees Are Tapped – The Sap Be Flowin | 2020 Maple Syrup Season Has Begun | Our Dog Directed Th

It’s officially maple season! I had no idea our dog Caddis would be so talented with a camera. We strapped a GoPro to her while we were...

Feb 27, 20201 min read

Snowshoeing The Sugar Bush | 2020 Maple Syrup Season Kickoff In Algoma, Northern Ontario

Here we are once again, getting ready for the 2020 maple syrup season in the Algoma region of Northern Ontario! Our file cabinet sap...

Feb 23, 20201 min read

Insulating the North Wall of the Off Grid Winter Greenhouse | And Digging Out Our Weather Station

We had an amazingly warm weekend here on the Wilderstead! We took the time to get the north wall of our off grid solar powered greenhouse...

Feb 16, 20201 min read

Reclaimed Building Materials Haul | An Awesome Score Of Free Stuff & A Visit To Sault Ste Mari

We lucked out BIG TIME!! A friendly neighbour of ours who watches our channel and follows us across our social medias got in touch a...

Feb 13, 20201 min read

DIY Pallet Shelves In The Off Grid Winter Garden Greenhouse & Don’t Make This Mistake

Sometimes you make mistakes. They can be big mistakes, small mistakes, or just mistakes that leave you scratching your head saying why? I...