The Why

Stillground Homestead isn’t some polished lifestyle brand. It’s not about aesthetics or algorithms. It’s about survival, sanity, and growing real food when the system stops making sense.

A few months ago, everything in my world shifted. My wife, Amy, was diagnosed with cancer. I cut back my hours to be home more — to care for her, keep the kids grounded, and hold our home together. Suddenly, the paycheck didn’t stretch like it used to. Grocery prices climbed. Food assistance helped, but it didn’t fill the gap.

So I looked at our tiny yard and said, “Screw it — we’ll do it ourselves.”
I started planting. At first, just to get by. Then to feel human again. Then because I realized this isn’t just about saving money. It’s about taking back control when everything else feels out of your hands.

Here at Stillground, I share what I’ve learned — and what I’m still figuring out — about gardening in real life. Not in some magazine-perfect backyard. In suburbia. With kids. With bills. With limits. I’m not a master gardener. I’m a husband, a dad, and someone tired of watching the world go sideways while families are told to "just deal with it."

You’ll find practical tips here — planting calendars, raised bed how-tos, container tricks, food preservation ideas. But you’ll also find a mindset:
Grow your own food. Reclaim your space. Prepare for hard times.
Because no one’s coming to save us. But we can learn to save ourselves — one seed, one season, one honest harvest at a time.

If you’re feeling the same pressure — the same fear, the same fire — then welcome. You’re not alone.

We’re still here. Still growing. Still grounded.