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Raising Meat Chickens – Our First Experience
When raising your own chickens for meat, there are many factors to consider. Breeds, food, shelter, cleaning and butchering. Learn what we discovered during our first year of raising meat birds. Five years ago, if you had told me we’d be raising our own chickens for...
DIY Farmhouse Kitchen Towel With Free SVG File
Add a little farmhouse charm to your home by creating a simple kitchen tea towel with this easy-to-follow tutorial and FREE SVG file. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to grab your FREE SVG file. It’s the little things in life that can bring such joy....
Building a Cattle Panel Greenhouse
Using cattle panels, we constructed a large, inexpensive greenhouse to use as a cold frame for our winter garden and to sow seedlings in the spring. How We Built a Greenhouse Using Cattle Panels It is finally complete! My parents homestead officially has a greenhouse!...
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. Many people, including myself would agree that fall is the best season of the year. After a long...
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
Calling all pumpkin spice lovers! This pumpkin pie 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. A Favorite Pumpkin Flavored Food Have you ever heard of a little...
Easy Lasagna Recipe
Classic, easy and delicious is what this lasagna recipe is made of. Created with simple ingredients you already have in your pantry, this quick meal will become your family’s favorite. Quick Dinner Idea for a Family There are three major food groups in my husband’s...
How to Build a Cold Frame
Learn how to increase your growing season during the spring and winter months with a cold frame. It’s that time of year again. Cooler temperatures are starting to set in. The leaves on the trees are getting ready to change color. And the harvest is just about complete...
Your Hope for Uncertain Times
During times of uncertainty, there is one who can provide you with a firm foundation for rest and peace. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to grab your 5 FREE home decor printables. I love a good guarantee. For instance, when you go to purchase a new...
Strawberry Applesauce
Made with just 3 simple ingredients, this sugar free strawberry applesauce recipe is a healthy twist on a classic snack. Applesauce Recipe Without Sugar Warm spice and everything nice. That is what many applesauce recipes are made of. Sprinkle a dash of cinnamon...
How to Dry Herbs From Your Garden
Preserve your herb harvest to use all year long by learning how to properly dry and store your homegrown herbs. Drying herbs is such a rewarding experience. In the spring, you plant the herb and water and nurture it until it grows big and strong. When it comes time to...
Fall Spice Bath Salt
Soothe sore muscles naturally with a warm bath and this aromatic fall spice bath salt. Crisp, cool nights, cozying up on the couch with a flannel blanket and decorating the front porch with pumpkins and mums are all favorites when it comes to the fall season. Once the...
Sugarless Apple Pie
Warm, flaky and filled with cinnamon spiced apples, this sugar free homemade 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...