Tropical homestead

I have a university degree in economics, but my studies did not touch upon the etymology of that word—derived from the Greek oikonomia meaning “management of the household.” My studies set me to master Microsoft Excel, to calculate complex regression analysis, and prepared me for a job in finance. They did not, though, prepare me for what to do with so many bananas.

Last week I posted this picture of some tropical fruits we harvested from the…

You’ve just purchased your dream property in tropical Costa Rica. You want to grow your own food. You are anxious to get to work now, have bought some plants from a nursery you randomly drove by, and

In addition to bananas and figs, he also has a one-acre outdoor food forest brimming with berries, olives, stone fruit, and more.

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Now that we're home from Costa Rica, I have tropical permaculture on my mind! Here I will show you some of the cool permaculture designs that we saw on our trip.

What's it like to garden in Hawai'i? Here's a look at life as a gardener in Ahualoa, Hawai'i (United States) with Kris of the homesteading blog, Attainable Sustainable.

Tropical Fruits That Can Grow In Pots | Slick Garden. Dragon fruit likes to grow in a warm and dry climate. Dragon fruit needs proper support to grow because it is a climbing plant. The flowers of this plant are very large and unique. The interesting thing about the flowers is that they open only at night and expel amazing scents. The varieties of Dragon fruit that are perfect for growing parts are Stenocereus and Hylocereus.