The Rustic Journal
Notes from the paddock — every Sunday morning
This is where we share what we’ve learned (and what we’re still figuring out). From how we grow, build, fix and reuse—our blog is packed with seasonal how-to guides, honest farm updates and tips for living a little more self-sufficiently.
Whether you're starting your own homestead or just curious how we do things out here, we hope you’ll find something useful.
If there’'s a topic you want to know more about Contact Us and we’ll be sure to touch base and make an article to help others too
How We Started With Bees
Clearing our old vineyard left us with thousands of timber posts—and one surprising trade. After weeks of giving them away, a simple chat with a fellow hobby farmer landed us our first beehive. We had no gear and no idea what we were doing, but that’s how beekeeping began at Rustic Harvest.