This isn’t your grandmother’s jam. Bold statement, I know. Jam is a big-time favorite in my house, and we can go through a jar in a day, no problem. I can pretty much eat it with anything, from bread to crackers, and as an accompaniment to cheese. I’m truly addicted to pairing it with runny…
Learning how to grow wheat is something every aspiring homesteader should do. And it’s easy enough to do! One big step towards self-sufficiency is producing your own grain, so it’s at the top of my to do list this spring, and now that the weather is finally warming up, I can start spring seeding. In particular,…
The chicken coop is part of the proverbial hearth and home of our homestead. The chicken coop is where a lot of the self-sufficiency of any homestead comes from, since the chickens provide and help prepare so much of our harvest. From producing eggs and compost to helping turn over dirt for spring planting, chickens touch on…
Need to reconnect with your husband? It happens to us all. Days at home become routine, and as we plod through our day-to-day, we start to neglect those smaller parts of our relationships until the edges become frayed. It becomes necessary to refresh ourselves, and a great way to do that is to reconnect with…
Whole food with flavor is what flies around here. If it’s sweet, it’s even more popular. If it’s something I can grow or produce on the homestead, I’m golden. That’s why this recipe for sweet potatoes with homemade butter and brown sugar is a go-to recipe we use time and again. It’s easily adjusted for different…
What’s better than farm fresh eggs, with bright orange yolks, on toast with homemade butter? Pretty much nothing. So you need to know what to feed your chickens for better tasting eggs… These days, I can’t even compare my hens’ eggs to grocery store eggs. My hens produce wonderful, better tasting eggs with golden/orange yolks that have…
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