Live Your Homestead Dream Today
Many of us homesteaders want to grow as much of our own vegetables as possible. We want to eat fresh AND have enough produce left over to can some to take us through the long winter months. Obviously, the best way to have enough food to can is to grow more vegetables! Simple, right? But with limited garden space, pest…
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It’s always a challenge to know exactly when to plant vegetable and herb seeds in the garden. Whether you start your seeds indoors or outdoors, knowing the right time to plant is a crucial part of learning how to grow vegetables and herbs from seed. Using a customized seed sowing schedule can help you know when to plant through the…
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What can I say? I really don’t like canning. I’ve always looked on canning the food we grow as a necessary evil. Canning is NOT my jam. Thankfully, there are 6 Less-Work Food Preservation Methods I can resort to for most of the food we grow in the garden. As much as I always love seeing the pantry lined with colorful…
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I love good problems. And having extra milk on the homestead is definitely a good problem! With some thought and careful management, you can use every last drop and learn ways to use extra milk! Our Jersey cow Holly recently had a calf and if you follow us on Instagram, you will have seen that it was quite the drama!…
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I’ve been reading Ben Falk’s The Resilient Farm and Homestead the past few weeks as I try to get a vision for how we can best steward this land. I like that it goes beyond permaculture concepts. It also talks about a practical implementation on a small scale. (His farm is 10 acres.) But when I got to his break out…
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This creamy Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake with layers of chocolate and vanilla swirled to make a beautiful marbled appearance is the best cheesecake ever! Is that saying too much? Because I don’t suppose I’ve tried every recipe there is out there, but it certainly is the best that I’ve ever tried. (And you better believe I always try every slice I…
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