Lapointe Urban Homestead

03/16/2025

Rainy Days in March equal preparing some seeds for May; Getting our Peppers and Tomatoes put together for this year.

05/06/2023

What a beautiful day to work outside, below is a few gardening tasks that we did today:

> Planted our Smaller Bed (Bush Beans, Watermelon, Cabbage)
> Planted our Second Smaller Bed (Pumpkins, Bush Beans, Onions)
> Planted our Second Strawberry Beds (Pre-order for Strawberries came in from Cedarcrest)
> Refreshed our first Strawberry Bed
> Watered and temp planted Raspberries until they find their forever home on the property
> Cardboarded/Covered an area of the property to try and kill down some weeds/unwanted plants.
> Planned layout for larger beds.

Photos to come tomorrow (weather pending)

04/23/2023

Indoor Herbs are on the go!

04/22/2023

Hello Everyone,

Apologize for the really long delay between posting, its now almost May and time to get some of the gardening rocking and rolling since we're a bit late to the draw.

Below is a list of what we're looking to plant and where this year, some of them we are late starting and hoping it wont impact too bad but we'll see. Photos will come as things start to grow.

Tubs (Raised Hip Height Beds)
* Beets
* Turnips
* Radish
* Cucumbers

Larger Plastic Bins
* Sunflowers
* Corn
* Pole Beans

Buckets (5 Gallon HPE):
* Carrots
* Beans (Bush)
* Peppers
* Cucumbers
* Peas
* Potatoes
* Sweet Potatoes

Flower Pots (Other HPE Containers):
* Bok Choy
* Celery
* Peppers
* Microgreens

Garden Beds:
* Watermelon (Seperate)
* Pumpkin (Seperate)
* Squash (Seperate)
* Peas
* Onions
* Cabbage
* Bush Beans

Indoors:
* Microgreens
* Herbs

We have also given our raspberry canes/bushes a bit of a haircut allowing the bed to become a bit more fuller.

~ Josh

02/26/2023

Hope everyone has a great sunday! We were planning on starting our seedlings this weekend however its being at least a bit delayed; We will be posting up our layouts and how to plan on deciding this year via our Youtube Channel most likely next week.

02/23/2023

Did you know what is a great treat on those nicer days (I know, its still winter, but we can start to hope right)? Iced Tea. Its a simple recipe:

1. Find some jars that will act as your containers for your ice tea. I found the larger glass jars worked wonderful here. You will be putting hot liquid in it, so just keep that in mind.
2. Boil water, enough that it'd fit about have of whatever the size of your container is.
3. Pick your flavor of tea, in the example below we used Peach and Berry. Roughly 2 bags per 500ML; If you like it stronger, you can add more or leave it steep longer.
4. Add your tea bags to your containers and your hot water (about halfway) and leave it steep for about 5-10 minutes (once again, longer will cause stronger flavor).
5. After its done steeping, add in any sugar (optional) and top it up with Cold Water.
6. Stick it in the fridge and in a bit, you'll have some delicious Iced Tea.

02/20/2023

Hope everyone has a great Family Day, Islander Day, Heritage Day or Louie Riel Day, wherever you are in Canada.

Know what is a great past time to do with family? Board Games! I know we don't talk about it often here at the Homestead, however having a few good board games helps pass the time and brings the family and friends together. Our minions favourites are Candyland and Unstable Unicorns, however Mom and Dad enjoy Cribbage. :)

Have a great day and next week, stay tuned for our video on us determining our seed selections and layout for Spring.

02/11/2023

What is everyone up to this weekend? As it starts to get further into February did you know its a great time to start some of your plants.

Leading into next week, the following plants are good to start indoors:
* Bell Peppers
* Celery
* Jalapeno Peppers
* Oregano, Rosemary & Thyme

Additionally, if you are starting onions from seed, now is also a great time to start!

Source:

Find the best dates for planting and transplanting vegetables, herbs, and fruit! Our free planting guide calculates the best dates for sowing seeds indoors and outdoors, and for transplanting seedlings into the garden—all customized to your location. Based on frost dates and planting zones.

02/04/2023

As mentioned in our previous post, we were making Meat Pies and they turned out delicious!

I've long since lost the recipe that my grandmothers would have used to make these, but below is the ingredients list and the link that we followed. Even though it didn't taste exactly the same, it still brought me back to when I was a little kid watching my grandmothers and family members prepare these. They were always a staple in the household at Christmas time.

Ingredients:
3 Lbs Beef
3 Lbs Pork
3 Medium Onions
3 Tbsp of Summer Savoury
6 Lbs of Potatoes
Pie Bottoms & Crusts

Note: This will make about 8 pies.

Instructions that we followed:
https://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipe/traditional-acadian-meat-pie/

If anyone has any meat pie recipes that they would like to share, please post below and I'll give that variant a try next time we make another batch.

02/03/2023

It is very cold today, but didn't stop us at the homestead to make some yummy goodies, anyone want to guess what is being prepared?

This will be part of a post later this weekend. Both the recipe and finished product shown will be shown.

02/01/2023

Hello Everyone,

First off quick apology for lack of communication and/or posting for a bit as most of you can respect, life sometimes gets in the way and its been a very busy Winter of 2022.

With that said, we have recorded a new video today and would like to get feedback on the new format as we have decided to move away from voice over to more vlog based.

You can checkout our new video on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqJLOvtgcMM

Thanks as always!

Hello Everyone,Apologize for the hiatus but we are back. Below is an update from our homestead as to what we have been up to, where we are at and where we ar...

11/11/2022

Lest we forget

Today on the homestead, we are baking some bread from last week's recipe. Turned out so well that it didn't even last until the following week.

What is everyone up to today? Will you be going to your local Remembrance Day Ceremonials or doing something unique?

With our small ones, we will wait until they a tad bit older and understand. We have told stories of our family members that have served in the past and currently and the importance of Remembering.