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Homestead Favorites
Pumpkin Bread With Fresh Milled Flour
A traditional fall favorite, this pumpkin bread with fresh milled flour is moist and filled with warm spices and pumpkin flavor. Plus it is made with a natural sweetener! You’re sure to love this recipe. We’ve been to the apple orchard and now we have officially made...
How to Get Started Milling Your Own Grains at Home
Learn how to get started milling your own grains at home in this detailed and easy-to-follow guide. Find a mill, learn what wheat to start with first, where to buy it and even try a few beginner-friendly recipes. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make...
Pumpkin Pie With Fresh Milled Pie Crust
Homemade pumpkin pie with fresh milled pie crust starts with a tender, flaky crust filled with a flavorful, creamy pumpkin filling and baked to perfection. The best thing is this recipe is made without any refined sugar. This fall favorite is a hit for Thanksgiving or...
Easy French Bread With Fresh Milled Flour
Nearly effortless and delicious, this easy French bread with fresh milled flour is sure to become your family’s favorite! Made with simple ingredients and packed full of nutrition! Bake up a loaf today! No meal is complete without a loaf of bread. Especially when...
Pumpkin Ice Cream
Calling all pumpkin spice lovers! This pumpkin ice cream recipe combines your favorites — real cream, pure pumpkin and notes of rich, warm spices like cinnamon and ginger. Serve in a cone or bowl. Have you ever heard of a little thing called pumpkin spice? Oh you...
Fall Spice Homemade Bath Salt Recipe
Soothe sore muscles naturally with a warm bath and this aromatic fall spice homemade bath salt recipe. Perfect for a cool autumn evening. Crisp, cool nights, cozying up on the couch with a flannel blanket and decorating the front porch with pumpkins and mums are all...
Hello! I’m Alisha.
Welcome to WholeMade Homestead! Here is where you’ll discover my family’s favorite from scratch recipes using homegrown vegetables and fruits, fresh milled flour, fermented food and natural sweeteners. Come follow along as I share the simple ways we live a slower, more natural lifestyle and our experiences and advice for running a small-scale homestead.
Wholesome Recipes
Whole Grain Pop Tarts
Add a touch of nostalgia to your morning with these homemade toaster pastries. Baked to perfection with fresh milled flour, strawberry jam and drizzled with a vanilla glaze, these flaky whole grain pop tarts will be a welcome site at the breakfast table. Breakfast...
No Knead Pumpkin Yeast Bread
Enjoy a classic fall favorite in a whole new manner with this no-knead pumpkin yeast bread recipe. Packed with flavor, unsweetened and traditionally spiced, the striking pumpkin shaped bread is delicious and will make a beautiful autumn centerpiece at your next...
Cinnamon Apple Chips
Bite into a sweet, crispy, slightly crunchy cinnamon apple chip! This wholesome snack is easy to make and created without any sugar or preservatives. In this tutorial, learn how easy it is to make apple chips at home in your oven or dehydrator. A perfect treat for...
Cinnamon Apple Crisp Ice Cream
This rich, fruity cinnamon apple crisp ice cream recipe is a perfect fall dessert! Packed full of warm spices, crunchy, crisp granola in every bite and finished off with a swirl of apple butter. It’s all your favorite fall flavors packed into one delicious treat....
Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe
Warm your belly this winter with a bowl of homemade vegetable beef soup. Packed full of beef, sausage and tender veggies, this soup recipe is sure to become your family’s favorite. When the weather changes from the heat of the summer to crisp fall days and eventually...
Sugarless Apple Pie
Warm, flaky and filled with cinnamon spiced apples, this homemade sugar free apple pie recipe is a perfect treat to serve your family year around. Homemade apple pie is one of those classic, all-American desserts that satisfies you from head to toe. Grab a slice, a...
Homestead Happenings
10 Ways to Preserve Food at Home
Storing food is an essential part of the homesteading lifestyle. In this article, learn the 10 best ways to preserve food at home whether you’re growing it in your garden or purchasing it from a local farmer. Get tips, tricks, safety recommendations and lots of tried...
How to Choose the Best Grain Mill
Selecting a grain mill for home use can be overwhelming with all the choices available on the market. In this article, learn the key differences between each type of mill, how to use them and what is the best grain mill to turn wheat into fresh ground flour. This post...
Homesteaders Gift Guide
Find unique gifts for homesteaders inside this homesteaders gift guide! With over 90 gift ideas, there is something for everyone — for gardeners, animal lovers, bakers, builders, homemakers, kids and more! The Christmas season is just around the corner. Which means...
6 Ways to Extend Your Growing Season
Keep homegrown vegetables on your table year-around by extending your growing season. Learn 6 techniques to continue production in the garden including succession planting, building a cold frame, installing a greenhouse, starting a fall garden and more. The old has...
Citrus Spice Crockpot Potpourri
Fill your home with the warm fragrance of citrus spice, while combating the cool, dry winter days with this easy-to-make crockpot potpourri recipe. Citrus. Spice. And everything nice. That is just what an all-natural potpourri recipe should smell like! Several years...
How to Build a Cold Frame
Learn how to increase your growing season during the spring and winter months with a cold frame. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. In any case, I only link to products we actually use on our homestead...
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Do-It-Yourself
Melt and Pour Shampoo Bar Recipe
Craft a beautiful homemade shampoo bar! Made with shea butter, oil, aloe vera, essential oils and a melt and pour soap base to help nourish and hydrate hair. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. In any...
Homemade Laundry Detergent
Effectively clean your clothes while reducing toxins in your home by making a jar of do-it-yourself laundry detergent. Made with just a few simple ingredients, you can quickly make up a batch of homemade laundry detergent that’ll last for many months. Washing. Drying....
How to Make Beeswax Candles
Illuminate your home with the beautiful ambience and soothing glow of a homemade beeswax candle. Discover how easy it is to make candles at home using just a pound of wax, a wick and a jar in this step by step candle making tutorial. This post contains affiliate...
Achy Joint and Muscle Balm
Are your joints or muscles feeling sore and tired? Use this homemade achy joint and muscle balm to relieve your pain! Made with organic herbs, shea butter and essential oils, your body will be feeling better in no time. For many of us, gardening is all about the...
Vanilla Mint DIY Lip Balm With Free Printable Labels
Soften and soothe your lips, using only simple ingredients, with this homemade vanilla mint lip balm recipe. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to grab your FREE printable lip balm labels. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small...
Sweet Autumn Spice Melt and Pour Soap
Filled with favorite fall scents such as cinnamon, clove and orange this goat's milk soap recipe will nourish and moisturize your body with only natural ingredients. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. In...