Homesteading Essential
Tools and Resources
Whether you are, or aspire to be, a homesteader or a gardener, there are some tool, resources and items that will make your life much easier, more comfortable and fun. Here’s a selection of our favourites for outdoor and indoor use. Hope you find something to help you on your own gardening, harvesting and cooking adventures!
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Luciana & James
Homesteading Essentials for Outdoors
Sowing & Planting
Because everything in the garden starts from a seed, we start with essentials for sowing and caring for your future produce. In addition to providing healthy, home grown organic vegetables, gardening is an opportunity to connect with earth.
Super Sprouter Deluxe Propagation Kit
Quictent Mini Greenhouse 71″ WX 36″ D X 36″ H Portable
VIVOSUN 57x57x77-Inch Mini Walk in Green House with Window and Anchor
Seed Germination Kit – Organic Biodegradable Pots 100% Eco-Friendly
8-Piece Gardening Tool Set
PureZoneA Oval Metal Raised Garden Bed Planter
VIENECI 100ft Garden Hose Expandable Hose
7 Pocket Hanging Vertical Garden
We use Sementes Vivas for high quality organic and biodynamic seeds for vegetable, flowers and herbs.
Gardening Tools
Having high quality tools is fundamental for effective gardening. How many times have we bought cheap tools only to find ourselves frustraded, and worse of all, not being able to get the job done! Not worth it. Buy good, buy once. As James always says “pay peanuts, get monkeys“
FELCO F-2 068780 Classic Manual Hand Pruner
Felco Folding Saw (F 600) – Classic Tree Pruning Saw with Pull-Stroke Action
Felco F 22 Pruning Shear, Red, Silver
Felco Sharpening Tool (F 904) – Grey Hardened Tungsten Carbide Sharpener Stone Attachment
More FELCO tools here.
Our Machines
After thorough research, these are the machines we bought since moving to the Orange Bloom Homestead. (When we could not find the exact matching item, we indicate the closest alternative)
Husqvarna 450R 20″ Gas Chainsaw, Orange
Husqvarna 360BT Backpack Blower
Englishman’s Winter Country Attire
Winter or summer, it is fundamental to be comfortable in the garden. We thought it would be fun to show you our favourite garden gear, starting with James. Well, James is as english as they come when it comes to country dresscode. Yes, Hunter boots, Barbour jakets, flat cap, you name it! This is his trademark winter look.
Flat Cap for Men Made in Ireland Irish Hat Flat Cap 100% Irish Wool
Hunter Men’s Original Short
Barbour Men’s Ashby Wax Jacket
Mens Thinsulate Knitted Fleece Lined Fingerless Gloves GL131 – Black
The Tropical Gardener Gear
A “tropical flower“, as her dear friend and former professional gardener Tisha affectionately calls her, Luciana has nothing traditional about her! She is a sun worshiper and weather allowing, she goes around the garden barefoot, leaving her with terribly dry feet… but with a blissful soul! Her favourite look is casual but in style.
Have you heard of "Earthing"?
“Emerging evidence shows that contact with the Earth—whether being outside barefoot or indoors connected to grounded conductive systems—may be a simple, natural, and yet profoundly effective environmental strategy against chronic stress, ANS dysfunction, inflammation, pain, poor sleep, disturbed HRV, hypercoagulable blood, and many common health disorders, including cardiovascular disease.”
Source: Earthing: Health Implications of Reconnecting the Human Body to the Earth’s Surface Electrons
Harvest Time
After a full season of tender love and caring for our vegetable gardens and orchards, it’s time to harvest the sweet fruit of our labour. There is nothing more rewarding than harvest time! This busy time of the year can be made more efficient with these few helpful tools.
Super Sprouter Deluxe Propagation Kit
V&H Fruit Picking Bag Vegetable Harvest
Sunnydaze Utility Steel Garden Cart with removable Sides
Taylor Precision Products Taylor Stainless Steel Analog Kitchen Scale, 11 Lb.
Homesteading Essentials for Indoors
In the Kitchen
The kitchen is where magic happens! After the labour of love of sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings, watering, caring and harvesting our delicious vegetables and fruits, the kitcken is where they are transformed and prepared to become nourishment for our bodies. Our homesteading kitchen tools are not many, crazy expensive or complicated, but just enough to do the job.
Mason Jars 6 OZ, with lids, VERONES 30 PACK 6oz Ideal for Canning Jelly, Jam, Baby Food
Uno Casa Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven with Lid
Cuisinart FP-12DCN Elite Collection 2.0 12-Cup Food Processor
HUROM HU-100SB Masticating Slow Juicer Machine (Silver) with Juice Cap & BONUS GIFTS
Suggested Readings
Luciana is bookworm who collects a lot more books than she has time to read. Nevertheless, whenever there is a subject that interests her at any time, she will delve into it. At the moment, these are on the top of her reading list.
