Safely overwintering honeybees is easy. Here's 5 things you should know.

Overwintering Honeybees: 5 Things You Need To Know!

I’m no bee expert, and I’m certainly not an expert in overwintering honey bees. But bees are a growing interest of mine – and having a bee-keeping mentor is really, really important to having success with our honey making friends So, I invited my friend Jessica from the Faithful Farm Wife to educate us about…

You CAN preserve food without canning - here's 10+ ways to do it!
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10+ Ways to Preserve Your Harvest Without Canning!

On our farm, we preserve a lot of food without canning – and often, it’s easier, faster, and better to leave the canning jars on the shelf. Particularly if you’re not familiar with pressure canning, or if you’re unsure about starting, you might be wondering how you can preserve meat, fruit, or dairy. (You might…

lemons on blue background
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8 Genius Uses For Leftover Lemons

Nothing is worse than throwing out perfectly good food, or worse, watching it rot. You spent effort growing the fruit, or good money buying it, so you probably want to use it, right? Not sure how? Well, we’ve done the thinking for you! Here’s 8 ways you can use leftover lemons (or any citrus, really)…

Sauteed Late Summer Vegetables on white plate
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Sauteed Late-Summer Vegetables For A Side Dish Hit!

We’ve been gathering a LOT of zucchini lately – and there’s only so much zoodles someone can make. So, I’m excited that Alix and Hugo from A Hedgehog In The Kitchen were happy to come back with a fantastically delish recipe featuring those late summer stars, zucchini. You can make this recipe as your main…

Want a great dessert to wow company? Try lavender syrup! You already have the ingredients!
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Make Lavender Syrup For Fun Desserts!

I started making lavender syrup because I got bored with regular sugar syrup and I wanted a new way to use essential oils in my life. You can diffuse oils, use them on your skin, or consume them – and lavender syrup takes cuisine to the next level. It takes less than 10 minutes to…