Sourdough is a vintage skill set and art of fermentation, with an incredibly delicious ending result. But often, people have a very hard time getting their homemade starter going well, and let’s not even mention getting the bread to taste delightful. I tried my hardest to get it to work, until one day, it all […]
8 Common Chicken Illnesses & How To Treat Them
It happens to everyone at some point or another. You go and start your flock with a few chickens—everything in life is happy and grand. And then one day, you walk outside to a dead bird, a sick bird, or a “what the heck is wrong with it” bird. That’s when the death emotion sinks […]
Starting a Medicinal Herb Garden
If you’re homesteading because you want to take control of your food—knowing where, how, and why it grows—and because you want to become more reliant on yourself than a system, then taking control of your healthcare is just as important as taking control of your own food system. In fact, inevitably, on a homestead, at […]
All Natural Dyer Sheets | Wool Balls & Essential Oils
I love scents, I just love them. Candles, wax burners, detergent, dryer sheets. But I found that I was using dryer sheets more often than not. And as many of us know, dryer sheets emit strong harmful chemicals into the air, and essentially, right up your family’s nostrils as they put their clothes on. While […]
Growing and Drying Your Own Herbs
As a new gardener, I often found the task of growing prize winning tomatoes and succulent melons very daunting. Can I say succulent melons here? Get your head out of the gutter! Gardening has never come naturally to me. But I learn and grow each and every year. I finally began to master tomatoes by […]
How to Properly Use and Season Cast Iron
I believe my mom cooked more with cast iron than my grandma ever did. At least, in my lifetime. Growing up, I didn’t really understand that cast iron needed tender, loving care. It’s like a living and breathing extension of your kitchen. One that I now thoroughly enjoy as an adult in my very own […]
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