This is the first of our periodic updates for The Piedmont Homestead. We’ll go over the progress we’ve made and the steps we take to get closer to our goal of growing food in such abundance we can support others around us. We have a lot of ideas, some of which are written out in […]
Solar Irrigation System Overview Having a solar irrigation system was something of a novelty to us, until we got tired of hand watering our garden. You may have come here by way of our rain barrel project post, but if not feel free to check that out here. We used to water our gardens by […]
Here at our place we go through a period of time in late June through July where it usually does not rain. Sure, we could water with our well water we have on site, however if that system ever failed we would be left with some very dry veggies. We are really mindful of the […]
Well Hello. This is where we tell you a bit about ourselves. But first, why “The Piedmont Homestead?” Only a few of our grandparents or great-grandparents can remember when homesteading and community was the foundation of this great nation. A time when the families produced food for the whole community. It was a local economy, […]
