I'll be the first to admit-- I am not a purist when it comes to only eating "real" food. Yes, I'm completely devoted to raw milk, cooking from scratch, and sourcing quality ingredients. BUT, I still follow the 80/20 rule. (Eat healthy 80% of the time, and don't worry too much about the other 20%...) I think that stressing out *too* much about what you eat is probably just as unhealthy as eating junk in the first place... That being ...Continue Reading
Archives for March 2013
8 Tips for Adding Farmhouse-Charm to a Builder-Grade Kitchen
Our little prairie farmhouse has quite the history... Originally built in 1918, its walls have seen many families come and go. Every once and a while, a former resident will pull into the driveway and want to reminisce. I absolutely love hearing the stories of the folks who loved this piece of land before I did. I've learned that the original family who built the house raised four girls in the tiny upstairs bedrooms. And how their ...Continue Reading
16 Possible Reasons for Off-Flavors in Milk
(This post contains affiliate links) Ever had raw milk that tastes, well... a little "off"? If you have your own dairy animals, or purchase fresh milk from local farmers, it's likely you've run into a gallon or two that tastes a little different than what you were expecting. There are many factors that may play a part in off flavors in raw milk. The Encyclopedia of Country Living (one of my most fav homesteading books E-VAH.) ...Continue Reading
How to Paint Your Kitchen Cabinets
Ever get half-way through a project and wonder if you had to be half-crazy to have started it in the first place? Yeah... That was me about a month ago. My road to crazy was a gradual one... Thanks to too much time spent on Pinterest, I've had my eye on white kitchen cabinets for about a year... The problem was that I couldn't exactly justify ripping out my current cabinets and springing for brand new ones. Although I wasn't a fan of ...Continue Reading
Once a Day Milking for your Cow or Goat
Having a home dairy animal is considered by many to be the "ultimate" when it comes to modern-day homesteading. However, it can also easily be one of the most time-consuming aspects of having a mini-farm. I know I've heard plenty of "old-timers" talk about how much they disliked being tied down to their farm for months at a time because of the twice-daily milking routine. And to be quite honest, that particular aspect was the ...Continue Reading