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The Tiny House · 02/02/2022

How To Build The Interior Of A Tiny house On Wheels

Welcome to part 4 of the series; how to build a tiny house yourself! In this post How To Build The Interior Of A Tiny House On Wheels, we will cover the interior side of things for our tiny house build, and hopefully we can help others who are trying …

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The Renovated Farmhouse · 31/01/2022

Full Tour Of Our 100 Year Old Renovated Farmhouse

I hope you enjoy a full tour of our 100 year old renovated farmhouse that we lived in for two years and recently sold when the real estate market was hot! God gave us this house We were living in our tiny house on wheels when we bought this …

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Intentional Living · 21/01/2022

Ultimate Winter Checklist To Help Your Family Thrive During Winter

The winter season with young children can feel isolating, boring and stressful, so try out these ideas in my ultimate winter checklist to help your family thrive during winter! Winter is HARD with young children I find winter life …

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The Renovated Farmhouse · 16/01/2022

Tour Our Farmhouse Bathroom Renovation

Welcome to the blog! I'm so excited for you to tour our farmhouse bathroom renovation we completed in our old farmhouse that we sold last spring. This project was fun because we really didn't have a budget, and had to think outside the box for …

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Home Projects · 01/05/2021

How To Paint Old Antique Doors The Easy Way

Let me walk you through how to paint old antique doors the easy way! I'll start by saying I am not a professional restorer, painter or carptener. But I do like to consider myself a professional DIY'er/figure-it-out'er! So in this post I will …

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The Tiny House · 02/04/2021

How To Frame A Tiny House On Wheels

Welcome to post #3 How To Build A Tiny House On A Budget! Each post I will try my best to explain how we completed each step of our tiny house build, on a tight budget. This week I am focusing on how to frame a tiny house on wheels. Before we …

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Handwork & Craft · 24/03/2021

Heart Filled Macrame Wall Hanging

Check out this neat video of me making a heart filled macrame wall hanging in fast forward! Here is the video below (Don't forget to subscribe!): I had so much fun making this heart filled macrame wall hanging and filming this video! …

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Cleaning & Home Care · 03/03/2021

10 Things To Purge Right Now If You Live In A Tiny Space

In this post we will rip the Band-aid off and purge those items you should get rid of NOW! Welcome to the post 10 Things To purge Right Now If You Live A Tiny Space! It's easy to collect things we don't need, but it's not easy to live with …

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The Tiny House · 02/03/2021

How To Build A Tiny House Floor Onto A Camper Trailer Frame

Welcome to post 2 in our series: How To Build A Tiny House Yourself. This Post will explain how to build a tiny house floor onto a camper trailer frame! Construction on our floor took a lot longer than we anticipated for our tiny house …

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The Tiny House · 01/03/2021

How To Use A Camper Trailer Frame For Your Tiny House Build

Welcome to part 1 of the series Building A Tiny House Yourself. Covering the basics on how to use a camper trailer frame for your tiny house build. Months of planning, purging, and endless hours on Pinterest have led to us finally take a huge …

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A Lovely Place Called Home
A Lovely Place Called Home

This podcast is a practical tool for your homesteading toolbelt. Each episode walks through the real numbers, systems, and decisions behind building a working homestead — not the aesthetic version, the functional one. We break down cost analyses, infrastructure planning, off-grid setups, livestock math, garden yields, land considerations, and whether an idea actually makes financial and logistical sense for your life.

If you’ve ever wondered “Could we really do this?” — this is where we run the numbers and find out. No hype. No fantasy. Just clear thinking, grounded strategy, and honest evaluation so you can build something stable, sustainable, and strong for your family.

How To Set Up Your First Raised Bed Garden & Succeed Year ONE Ep.11
byMicheon Hutchings

If you’ve been wanting to start a vegetable garden but feel overwhelmed by where to begin, what to plant, or how to make it work, this episode is for you.

In this episode, I’m walking you through exactly how to set up your first raised bed vegetable garden in a way that is simple, realistic, and built for success in your very first year.

This isn’t about building a massive garden or trying to grow everything all at once. It’s about creating a system you can actually manage, maintain, and harvest from consistently without burning out halfway through the season.

I break down the exact raised bed sizes I recommend, how many beds you should realistically start with, and how to set them up so they’re efficient and easy to work in. We talk about soil in a way that makes sense for beginners, including what matters, what doesn’t, and how to avoid wasting money on unnecessary inputs.

I also walk through what crops you should focus on in year one if your goal is success, confidence, and food on your table, not frustration and failure.

You’ll learn why most beginner gardens don’t make it past mid-summer, the common mistakes that quietly ruin momentum, and how to avoid them by simplifying your approach from the start.

This episode is built around real-life gardening, not picture-perfect plans, and is designed for busy people, families, and anyone trying to build a more self-sufficient lifestyle without overcomplicating it.

Whether you’re starting on a homestead, in a backyard, or even just a small space, this gives you a clear path forward so you can actually follow through and see results. By the end of this episode, you’ll know exactly how to start, what to focus on, and how to build a raised bed garden that works with your life, not against it, so that your first year is not just a learning experience, but a successful one!

How To Set Up Your First Raised Bed Garden & Succeed Year ONE Ep.11
How To Set Up Your First Raised Bed Garden & Succeed Year ONE Ep.11
30/04/2026
Micheon Hutchings
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