Gardening with young kids can be a challenge! I’ve found giving them their own little space with their own easy to grow crops, helps tremendously. What veggies do you grow with your kids?? Click the link below to see my top 5 suggestions!
Making Butter in a Jar
We’ve recently started getting raw milk from a local farmer. Oh happy day! This means we have some cream at our disposal. I’m not complainin’ 😉 One rainy day my little kids and I decided to break out a few jars and use an old-fashioned technique to make butter with that cream. It is so […]
The Easy Way to Support Tomatoes
Are tomato cages failing you?? Me too. So I did a little searching and found a beautifully simple, cheap, and effective way to support my precious tomato plants! It’s called the Florida weave – which is oh so fitting since that’s where we homestead 🙂 I’ll show you how to do it – you’ll never […]
Strawberry-Basil Shortcake Recipe
There simple isn’t a better thing in the world than fresh strawberries. Yum! We went strawberry picking and I got creative in the kitchen. The fresh herbs in my garden were calling me and I answered. And this masterpiece was born. Fresh, light, perfectly (not overly) sweet. This strawberry shortcake is the BEST summer dessert […]
Thoughts on Homestead Butchering
We recently had our very first home butchering experience. We had a rooster that was intended for the dinner table, and the time had come. It was a day full of a broad spectrum of emotions – excitement, sadness, gratitude, respect, and a sense of pride and accomplishment. One of the most interesting parts of […]
Autumn Diffuser Blends
I love all the scents that come along with the fall season. It’s just fabulous! But you know what isn’t?? Candles. It’s true. There’s a lot of junky stuff in those synthetic fragrances that we don’t really want to be breathing in. Enter natural essential oils! Problem solved! Click the link below to get some […]
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