Deanna Talerico | Homestead and Chill(@deannacat3) 인스타그램 상세 프로필 분석: 팔로워 526,709, 참여율 2.91%

👋🏼 Happy Small Business Saturday! 💝 It was exactly 7 years ago, Thanksgiving week of 2018, that I sat down and started building the Homestead and Chill website (with absolutely *zero* idea what I was doing or what it would eventually become!) so I get especially reflective and sappy this time of year. I typically share a round-up of our garden spaces over the years, but I thought it would be fun to do something a little different and put together this carousel to share more of our story, mission, fun facts, offerings, and some garden before-and-afters of course. 😍 ⏰ When I think back over those 7 years (or even my 12 years on Instagram) SO much has changed and evolved. Our home, gardens, animals, business, social media, ourselves even… but one thing has remained constant - and that’s your unwavering support! I don’t know how to NOT sound like a cheeseball when I say our lives and journey wouldn’t be the same with you, but it’s the truth. Whether it’s visiting our website, supporting our shop, being a part of our newsletter community, or simply showing up here in camaraderie to tune in, laugh, commiserate, connect, and share ideas (or just send me cat and donkey memes 💁🏼‍♀️🤣) - it ALL matters, and we are so grateful! So thank you for being here. YOU are what makes our world go ‘round! 🥹🫶🏼🌎 We can’t wait to see what next year has in store 🕯️🐝😉 With love & gratitude ~ Deanna, Aaron, and the whole H&C Team 👩🏼‍🌾👨🏻‍🌾🐈🫏🐓 #smallbusiness #shopsmall #smallbusinesssaturday

Hey, I’m Deanna 👋🏼 Here’s a little reintroduction and “about me”… but of course we’re all so much more complex and interesting than can fit into a handful of tiny words on the screen! . Like: we live on the Central Coast of California, are huge reggae lovers (among many other types of music), and enjoy long walks on the beach or a good Netflix binge to unwind. 🌊 . Aaron and I met in college (coming up on 19 years ago 🤯) working together in a small natural foods store. After college I worked for the county - starting as a restaurant inspector (oh the stories I have 🫣) and worked my way up to a senior water and land use specialist where I reviewed/inspected/permitted water systems, wastewater systems, and commercial canna🌿 operations. Aaron worked as a produce team leader at Whole Foods. Both feeling increasingly unfulfilled at work, we started our own business 5 years ago and became fully self-employed 2.5 years ago, which has been both the most rewarding and most difficult thing I’ve ever done. . I’m a Type 1/3 enneagram and a Cancer. 🦀 I struggle with anxiety, especially social anxiety, and am generally waaay too hard on myself. . All in all, I’m a work in progress ~ busy growing both in the soil and in the soul. Thanks for being here and growing along with me 💚 . . . . . . . . . #homesteadandchill #gardenlife #gardenlove #homesteading #homesteadlife #instagarden #instagardeners #gardenblogger #sustainableliving #selfsufficiency #type1diabetes #type1warrior #diabadass #countrylife #countryliving #growfood #growfoodnotlawns #healthyliving #environmentalist #selflove #childfree #growyourown #naturalhealth

🌿 13 Tips on Starting a Garden 🔥 . 1) Start Small. It’s fun to dream of a big garden overflowing with food, but the reality is, it can take some time and experience to get there. Taking on too much before you learn the basics or get a feel for your yard/climate/pests can get overwhelming fast. . 2) Pick the sunniest location possible. Consider how the sun/shade will change with the seasons. If you live in the northern hemisphere, a south-facing location is ideal (one that gets maximum sun exposure from the south, including when it’s lower on the horizon in late fall to early spring). . 3) Decide if you want raised beds, containers or in-ground gardening - or try a variety of methods! We prefer raised beds since gophers make in-ground growing nearly impossible here. I also love the ergonomis, aesthetics, ability to block out pests, and fill them with quality soil and compost. . 4) Invest in your soil. Soil health is KEY! Focus on feeding the soil rather than feeding plants. Compost, mulch, and mild slow-release organic fertilizers are your friends. . 5) Plant what you like to eat. Start with a handful of common veggies and go from there. My very first garden had cherry tomatoes, squash, basil, and honeydew. . 6) Not ready to start from seed? Go pick up some seedlings from a local nursery. There is no shame in that game! . 7) Give plants deep, even, consistent water. They like routine. . 8) Don’t forget the pollinators! Grow a few pollen and nectar-rich flowers for our pollinator friends too. . 9) Think about wildlife. If squirrels, deer, rabbits, or other critters may nibble your plants, consider fencing, nets, hoops and row covers, or other ways to protect them. . 10) Keep it organic; don’t worry about a few bugs! If nothing is eating your garden, your garden isn’t part of the ecosystem. . 11) Perfection is not the goal. HAVE FUN! . 12) There’s always next year! . 13) Come visit us on Homesteadandchill.com for TONS of tips, grow guides, recipes and more! Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter, and you'll get a FREE 21-page garden planning toolkit w/ a companion planting chart, plot plans, and seed starting/planting calendars for EVERY zone! 🙌🥳 Link in bio

I’d rather eat pests than pesticides… Plus protein is all the rage, right? 💁🏼‍♀️🤣 This reel went viral a couple years ago, but it feels more relevant than ever now. “If something isn’t eating your plants, your garden isn’t part of an ecosystem”. If you’re able to, growing your own organic food can be a wonderful act of resilience and resistance. It’s also incredibly rewarding and fun to do! If you can’t grow your own, do you best to support your local organic farmers and farmers markets. 👍🏼 Unfortunately, those acts won’t negate the fact that our government and corporations are working together to actively poison our food, soil, water, and air - and simultaneously endanger farm workers and wildlife (in the name of “national security and defense” 😒) I certainly don’t have all the answers, but I CAN help show you how to grow and preserve food - so follow along for organic gardening tips, with a side sprinkle of aphids and environmental outrage. 💔 ----- RE: organic pest control. Of course you don’t want to let pests, weeds, or disease go crazy and totally unchecked to destroy all your hard work - but a little wildness is okay too! Perfection is not the goal in an organic garden. Rinse pests off with water, or hand-pick them off. Cover and protect crops with row covers or cloches. Hand pull or hoe weeds, and mulch to prevent them. Use crop rotation, polyculture and companion planting to increase biodiversity. Plant for the pollinators, and attract beneficial predatory insects like ladybugs, lacewings, and parasitic wasps. Focus on supporting soil health and its microbiome to grow more strong, resilient plants. Choose disease-resistant varieties. Set up natural slug and snail traps or other physical pest barriers. When all that fails, THEN use target-specific organic treatments like DIY insecticidal soap spray or Bt. And never, ever use broad-spectrum pesticides or herbicides! #organicgardening #growfood #gardenlife

👀 If you had to choose just ONE chicken breed to make up your entire flock, what would it be and why? For me, I think I'd have to say Salmon Faverolles. Our girl Frannie (RIP) was the most adorable, goofy, doofy, affectionate little weirdo we'd ever had. Though our Marans are super chill, and lay the most gorgeous eggs! I’ll also always have a special place in my heart for Barred Rocks… Oof, good thing we don’t really have to choose eh? 😜🤷🏼‍♀️ If you’re interested in learning about more chicken breeds, comment “list” and I’ll send you my freshly updated list of the Top 20 Backyard Chicken Breeds - including the most friendly breeds and best for colorful eggs. The guide covers the usual temperament, egg laying habits, unique quirks, cold/heat hardiness, and photos of each one! 🥰 Working on that list gave me chick fever, HARD 😭 but I think we’ll still need to wait another year or two to add to our flock. So all you getting chicks this spring, give them an extra squeeze and snuggle for me!

DIY Catnip Sock 🐈♻️🧦 This is one of my favorite ways to up-cycle old socks… and quite possibly one of the most random reels I’ve shared 😂 long too, sorry! I shared these stories a few years ago and have had several requests to post it again - so here you go 💁🏼‍♀️ I’ve been making these for my kitties since I was a little girl. It’s the perfect sustainable way to give old mismatched or holey socks a new life, and your kitties will thank you! 😻 Simply fill one smaller sock with ample catnip, then continue to layer more socks on top - with a small sprinkle of nip in each layer - close it off with a sturdy hair tie, and then let the rabbit kicking begin! 🐇 Send this to your favorite cat lady/daddy that may enjoy it too! 💕

Who’s with me? 🙋🏼‍♀️😅 I shared a similar reel two years ago, but boy, does this hit home more than ever… . We’re on 2.7 acres and I leave home only about once every two to three weeks now… but you don’t necessarily need “land” to be more self-sufficient and content at home! We started out urban homesteading on an average 9000 sq ft lot, and while I left home a lot more (wasn’t self employed then) we still spent all our free time at home - tending to our gardens, hanging with our kitties and chickens, learning new skills and hobbies, and just making the most of the space we had 💚 . . . . . . #farmlife (but not tradwife) #homesteading #gardening #selfsufficiency sustainableliving, garden life, backyard garden, animal lover, mini donkeys, chickens, crazy cat lady

🧅 Tips to Successfully Grow Onions ⬇️ Onions are a great crop to start early to plant in spring - maybe NOW in your zone! They like to start their life in cool conditions and then form bulbs as the weather warms up. . We prefer to start onions from seed (indoors under grow lights) or plant started nursery seedlings rather than “sets” (the little dry bulbs) because they seem to be more successful at growing big, beautiful, healthy onions. Sets are simply immature onion bulbs that were harvested early, effectively halting their development. That means they don’t always pick right up where they left off once they’re planted again, and can either grow more slowly, flower prematurely, or fail to form a bulb at all. So, if you’ve struggled with growing onions from sets, give seedlings a try! . ‼️ Planting *the right variety* and type of onion for your latitude is crucial for success too! In general, folks in the northern half of the US should grow “long day” varieties, southern folks should grow “short day” types, and areas in the middle can often grow short, long, and/or “intermediate day” onion varieties. . Onions prefer moderately rich, loose, well-draining soil. We amend with aged compost and balanced, slow-release organic fertilizer before planting 💩👍🏼 . All in all, onions are a fun, rewarding, and relatively pest-free crop that will feed you for many months to come. We’re currently still eating onions we harvested last August 🙌🏼 . Let me know if you have any questions - or feel free to reply with “guide” and I can send you our step-by-step onion grow guide with even more tips, photos, our favorite varieties, planting calendars for every zone, and tips for harvest, curing and storage! 🤙🏼 . I hope this helps, and happy planting! ✅ . . . . #growfood #gardeningtips #vegetablegarden #gardening #homestead

Gardening is political. So is farming, environmental conservation, homesteading, land ownership, and food sovereignty. Everything is… including silence. I hate to resort to basic profanity to communicate how I feel (especially since there is SO much other harm and devastation happening lately in addition to 🧊) but this was the best thing I could spell out with carrots in a winter garden. 🤷🏼‍♀️ You can also swipe through to read our company ethos, which has been on the Homestead and Chill “about” page for years. I will delete/block hateful comments because it’s not welcome here - we already have too much of that in the world. Also, this is MY page, so I’ll do or share what I want. I may not always show up perfectly or know the right things to say, but I’d much rather lose some followers than have folks think we don’t care deeply about what’s going on. . Edit to clarify: I’m not interested in censoring comments of differing opinions - I’m talking about deleting/blocking truly hateful things - racist remarks, name calling, threats, bullying, etc. I’ve received some vile messages this week.

Spring is officially less than 60 days away, and here in zone 9, we’ll be starting some of our first spring seeds inside this week! 😻🥦🌸🌱 Who else is starting to get excited and plan? Let the countdown begin 🙌🏽 . If you aren’t sure when or where to start, comment PLANNER and I’ll send you our free 20 page garden planning toolkit so you can grow along. It includes seed starting and planting calendars for EVERY growing zone - showing you when to start seeds indoors or plant seedlings outside, for dozens of different veggies - plus a handy companion planting chart, plot plans, beginner tips and more. (And a very special thank you to everyone who is already part of our community and using it! 🥰) . Then you can also get our weekly newsletter where I’ll be sharing timely and digestible tips each week throughout the growing season - like an indoor seed starting guide, our favorite flowers and veggie varieties to grow, how to build or fill raised garden beds, set up an easy DIY drip irrigation system, feed your soil, compost, pest control tips, seasonal garden to table recipes, preserving tips and more 💚 . Be sure to follow along here for plenty of gardening tips and inspo too! Wishing you a bountiful 2025 🥦🐝🍆🌶️🍏🧅🦋🍇🌻🍓🥕 . . . . . . . . #gardening #homesteading #homestead #growfood #gardenlife

🕰️ Ah, sweet simple 2016. Looking back, those sure seem like the good old days… At the time, we’d just expanded both the front and backyard garden spaces, were heavy into making homemade kombucha and other fermented foods, got our first greenhouse, and were simply enjoying every inch of space at our old urban homestead - with our first silly flock of backyard chickens. I lived for weekend cribbage and a cold brew with that crew 🥰 I was also sharing our journey here on Instagram at that time but ooof, how different THAT was eh? I could post a photo of a chicken butt with a cheeky caption (every week) and get hundreds of likes 😹 Oh how I miss static images, or the vibey slow kombucha pours and garden tours, not flashy fast reels made for fish-brains. And I won’t even get into how much the world overall has changed since then 😩 Anywho, thanks for taking a little trip down memory lane with me. It was fun to look back, but I’d also never trade where we’re at now to go back either… You know those sayings that go something like “your older self will look back and beg you to enjoy this time?” This throwback trend was a great reminder to try to make the most of the present and cherish it, because one day we may be looking back at it with similar rose-colored glasses as we are at 2016 now. Or, we may not be here to look back at all…

🍂 Fall homestead and life photo dump/recap before winter officially arrives 🕰️ 🌱 In late September, we got the fall garden planted out with dozens of leafy greens, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, root veggies and more ~ and we’ve been reaping the fruits (veggies?) of our labor with bountiful harvests now. 🍎 My mom @grillabiteswa also visited then, and we celebrated her belated Bday with a delicious vegan chocolate tart, apple picking, beach walks, cribbage and more. 🥰 🪏 In October, we finally started landscaping a new garden space (will mostly be natives/pollinator plants) at the far end of the raised bed garden area. I’ve been wanting to tackle this space for years! 🙌🏽 We got it weeded, leveled, covered in burlap and mulched before the rainy season started - with rock borders and plants to come SOON! We also expanded the chicken run, and had some really stellar sunsets as the last of the summer flowers faded out. 😵‍💫 November was mostly consumed with prep/work for the holiday season (the busiest time of year for our shop) but we made sure to take mental health breaks with plenty of donkey snuggles and Kit shenanigans to get us through it. Thank you endlessly for your support this year, and always! 💝 🎄Come December, we’ve finally been able to slow down a bit, read more, start the first puzzle of the season, make lots of garden soup, do holiday crafts with the “kids”, and enjoy the cozy vibes of the tree (despite being in the 70s-80s all month 😬). Between the king tides and early sunsets, December is also our favorite time of year for beach walks... And it was sweet baby Cookie’s 17th birthday this week - along with the 2 year of anniversary of adopting the donkeys! 🤍 And now, I’m ready to unwind even more with a bit of break from socials and work. I may still pop on stories occasionally just for fun, but my brain and body is definitely craving a break from screens! So, I suppose I’ll wish you a happy and healthy holiday season now ~ from both of us. Be well and enjoy some down time with your loved ones! ❤️