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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 livestock paneling, we constructed a large, inexpensive cattle panel 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...
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...
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. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small...
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. 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...
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. 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...
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 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...
Easy Freezer Salsa Recipe
Do you have a mountain of fresh tomatoes from your garden? Use them to create delicious freezer salsa that you can enjoy all winter long. It’s harvest time! Baskets and baskets of tomatoes are covering our kitchen countertops. Our small gardening space comfortably...
5 Simple Outdoor Centerpieces Using Homestead Items
Creating centerpieces for your gathering doesn’t have to be costly or time consuming. Discover 5 simple centerpiece ideas that you can design using items from your home. Summer and fall are the perfect seasons to host an outdoor get-together. The weather tends to be...
Easy Homemade Grape Juice
Sweet, tart and delicious, homemade grape juice is packed full of nutrients to keep your body going. Learn how to easily make juice from scratch without any special tools or equipment. “Are you going to make wine?”. This is the question I receive most often when I...
Fresh Concord Grape Sorbet
Homegrown grapes are incredibly delicious. But if you have an abundance and don’t know what to do with them, try turning them into a grape sorbet. A few summers ago, my parents planted a couple of grape vines on their 3 acre homestead. After a late spring frost and a...
Simple Homemade Italian Dressing
Make this easy homemade Italian dressing in just 5 minutes using simple ingredients. Perfect to drizzle over salads or used as marinade for grilled chicken. When you live in the country, access to a grocery store isn’t always easy. Or convenient. Usually you’re miles...
How to Maximize Your Garden Space
Expand your small gardening space, no matter where you live, with these 6 tips to make your garden more efficient. When I first started this homesteading adventure I had grand thoughts of owning acres of land full of fruits, veggies, chickens and maybe even a goose or...