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Robyn Hess

I started life on an 80-acre homestead in Alaska where my sisters and I learned gardening, sewing, and how to follow recipes from my mother. My mother-in-law increased my cooking abilities, taught me how to can, and how to live on a tight budget. I used these skills to make ends meet while raising six children. I put my college education on hold until my youngest was grown and then, as a grandmother, received my Bachelor’s Degree, crossing the stage with one of my sons. After living on every size acreage from apartments and small city lots to several acres and currently back on a 47-acre homestead, I have come to realize that homesteading is really about the mindset of becoming as self-sufficient as possible, or at least knowing how to do so. I look forward to carrying on this legacy with my thirteen grandchildren and my readers.

Vegetable Companion Planting for Abundance and Flavor is a popular gardening technique that involves strategically placing two or more different types of plants together in order to benefit each other. Whether in the ground or in containers, a well designed garden can improve the overall health and esthetics and you can gain some benefits of homesteading through growing your own food.

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