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Due to the volume of email that I receive (and running a homestead and being a mom), please understand that I can’t answer every email. But, I promise to do my best!
FAQs:
Q:Where exactly do you live?
A: I reside in the southern portion of Wyoming. Because of security reasons, I prefer not to give any more details than that.
Q: Can I come tour your homestead?
A: Probably not. Our home and mini-farm are still a work-in-progress. The property was a fixer-upper when we purchased it and we are still in the thick of major projects. Because of that, it’s usually in a less-than-tour-worthy state. However, if you are interesting in learning more about our particular homestead, you can read more on this page.
Q: Where do I find your recipe for _______?
A: All of the recipes I’ve published on The Prairie Homestead can be easily referenced on the Recipes page.
Q. Where is your post about ______?
A: If you are having trouble locating a post, try using the search bar which is located in the sidebar ——–>
Q: What kind of goat/chicken/cow/pig would be best for my homestead?
A: It really depends on your location, situation, and what you are hoping to achieve from the homesteading process. I don’t have all the answers when it comes to broad questions like this, so I highly recommend spending some time researching the web and your local library. Ask other farmers or homesteaders in your area for their best advice too. A good starter book that covers a broad range of homesteading topics is The Backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan.
Q: Do you accept paid-text links?
A. No
Q: How do I get the free essential oil eBook?
A: After you subscribe and confirm your subscription, you will immediately receive an automated email with the download link (you must have Adobe Acrobat reader on your computer in order to view the eBook). If you can’t find it, please thoroughly check your spam/junk mail folders. If it’s not there, feel free to send me an email at the above address and I will see what I can do.
WOW…so excited to find this blog!! I was born in Laramie. We moved to Rapid City, SD but I spent the summers in Wheatland with my dad. Fast fwd…I wound up living in Chicago living the life…3 kids, 2 working parents, big house, nice cars, etc….and not feeling right and also not feeling right about the state of our country and world. Well, almost 1 year ago we moved to 20 acres in central-west Illinois. While I am still working ft, my husband is not. We are working hard, having fun, and are totally overwhelmed!! I’m looking forward to reading all different parts of your blog. Although spring is looking to be VERY busy:)
Thanks for all your sharing,
Aileene
I use google reader but when I tried to subscribe to your blog it would not accept it. Is this a known problem or is reader just being difficult today? Thank you.
Hmmm Jenn, that’s strange. I’ve never had anyone report that problem before– hopefully Google Reader is just having a bad day. Let me know if it doesn’t clear up!
It is the end of summer and our garden is about done. I have talked my husband into considering growing wheat this winter. I have never grown or harvested wheat so I am trying to find out if it is doable on a small scale, less than 3/4 acre. Do you grow your own wheat? If so, have you blogged about it for me to find? I am just looking for some starting points and dos/don’t. We live in northeast Alabama so it will okay to try winter wheat here.
Thank you,
Edie Kile
Hey there, not sure what else to do but I just entered the barn hop over on homestead revival and after it had gone through I was taken to a google malware page (I can email you or HR a screen shot if that would help) saying the site contained malicious content and advising me not to go further.
Please could you let HR know? (And please delete this message after you have dealt with it!)
Thank you!
Janie @ hedgecomber.com x
I have a large pressure canner. I’m wondering if I can pressure cook in it? Could I put the food in a glass
bowl,or pot to prepare meals for my husband & me, instead of purchasing a pressure cooker?
Thank you for your answer.
Jill, I use your web site often,what i would like to know if you have a recipe for FRESH turkey stew? I was going to use my recipe for beef stew but use turley, not sure, I could spend ALL day on your site, too busy on our goat farm. Thank you Sandy
Hi Sandy,
Sadly, I don’t have very many poultry recipes… My hubby is allergic to all birds, so I have to stick with beef/game meat. Sure wish I could cook with it more, though. I love it!
Which canning products do you use? I am currently learning about bpa on canning lids and some of the not so safe plastic lid alternatives. I am interested in freezing breastmilk and desire a bpa and plastic free canning solution. I am open to other ideas as well.
I am so happy I stumbled across your page! You are living my dream right now! We were on our way to homesteading near Wheatland when a company asked my husband to move to Southern Nevada…needless to say – this is NOT where we want to spend the rest of our lives! I can’t wait to purchase some land back in my home state of Wyoming and truly start living a more simple, self-sustaining life! BTW, I also gave birth to my youngest son naturally (though I did mine at home – at the time living in Casper)…and I applaud you for insisting on YOUR birth! I was ridiculed because I am a nurse – but the research shows how safe it can be. Congrats on the birth of your handsome little Prairie Boy!
I miss our chickens and I SO want to get a Jersey (grew up milking cows as a child). I also LOVE my doTerra oils…funny how much in common people have!
God Bless – and maybe some day I will run into you at the store.
Will DoTerra be offerig the home essential kit to purchase through your store or is that only avalable to people who become consultants?
Hi Charlene– Let me do some checking into that and I’ll get back to you ASAP. I know you can purchase some of the other kits without becoming a consultant, but not 100% sure about that one in particular. If you aren’t interested in becoming a consultant, you might consider signing up as a Preferred Member instead. It’s $10 for a lifetime membership and gets you 20% off of anything you buy. It pays for itself rather quickly!
Thank you Jill! I will look into becoming a Preferred Member.
Hi Charlene! I am having difficulty finding your blog hop button code. I would also love to have code to link directly to your site because it rocks! Thank you! Heather
hi! what a wonderful website with thrifty and frugal idea’s for the homemaker! i am so glad that I found you r website
I’m glad you found me too Crystal.
Hi –
I would love to pre-veiw the free chapter in your e-book about homesteading, however, I DO NOT “tweet” or “facebook”.
I am strictly someone who uses the computer for personal research for personal use about homesteading, raising animals, gardening, self-sufficiency, whole foods, natural homeopathic “medicinal” care, etc . . .
So for me I am not interested in the whole ” conversing” through various social medias. I understand that alot of people use these to communicate with alot of people or to promote their websites, but for me this does not work.
I don’t have a web page or website. I don’t facebook, or use any other social media. I have a very “old” simple cell phone used for emergency purposes only while on the road (town is 35 miles from me) and I don’t have cell coverage out where I live.
My computer is a very old desk style using Microsoft Office 2007.
That being said – I don’t use my computer or other communication sources for “social” interaction – just for information I can personally use. All of these “new” communication sources do not interest me (this is MY personal opinion for MYSELF).
So, is there anyway to view this chaper without having to join in a socail media?
Thanks – Deb
Deb, if you send me an email to the above link, I’ll email you a copy of the free chapter.
Jill -
Thanks you so much for such a quick reply and help to my own personal issue with not being a “social media” person.
I hope not only for you, but also for your readers that I did not come across as being against “social media” for anyone else or for you or your website. I surely did not mean to be placing judgement on anyone. It is just for me, these things do not work.
I read your website on a very regular basis and enjoy everything I read and have learned so very much from the things you have posted! Thank you for your contributions to the rest of us out here trying to figure out how to do certain things.
So again, thank you so very much for being so generous to help me in this area!
And once again, if I have offended anyone with my own personal convictions please accept my apologies.
Thank you – Deb
Hey
I love this blog and was so happy to find it, I am having a bit of a problem. I have tried twice to subscribe by email one time last night Friday and now today and I have not gotten a confirmation email. The second time it said I was already on the list but I still have not received any email. I did check my junk folder. I am not sure what I can do. Sure hope we can get this fixed. I would also really love the Essential Oil ebook. 
thanks so much. Blessings Nj
Hi Nancy Jane-
I checked my subscriber list and it looks like you never confirmed your first subscription. So, I went ahead and deleted your address, so now you should be able to subscribe again and get the official confirmation email. Let me know if you are still having problems!
Oh dear Jill
I never receive a confirmation email. I didn’t yesterday and I have not today. I know they normally come pretty quickly. Sorry I have no idea why this is happening to me. Help me if you can. Thank 
blessings Nj
I think the same thing is happening,
Hi Nancy,
Hmmm… Not sure why it’s doing that– but I want to make sure you get a copy of the book anyway. I send you an email!
Yes, I’m not sure either– but I would really like you to be able to subscribe as well! I will keep looking into it and see what I can find.
thank you I look forward to getting this figured out.
Blessings Nj
So glad I finally opened my email and found the link to your Homestead Ebook! What a treasure!
It has helped me decide to actually buy the house that needs a TON of work and make it my homestead/home. It will take a lot of elbow grease, a lot of determination, a lot of cutting down HUGE trees to have a decent place to garden and raise chickens and maybe someday a goat but it is my dream and being in my mid 50′s and a recent widow, I feel it is time to make my dreams come true! Thanks for the inspiration and encouragement found in your book!! Off to the realtor in the next few days to put an offer on the house that needs a lot of TLC!!
Would love to have a hard copy of essential oil book. We do not have Internet other than cellular and I can not spend a lot of time on line for cost reasons. Love your blogs. Thanks so much Tracy Pappas 965 Ten Mile Rd. New Richmond, Ohio 45157
Hi Tracy,
Unfortunately, the book is only available in digital format. Sorry!
Hi Would love to find out the cost of the introductory kit of essential oils, I have been interested in essential oils for some time so now may be as good a time as any to learn more about them.
Thanks. Barb
Barb- I will send you an email with more info!
Hi, Jill -
I would love to subscribe to your site, and receive the e-book about essential oils. But when I mouse over the links that are available, they indicate that they are linked to a grains-soaking book…which I am sure is awesome… but
Can you reassure us that its the essential oils e-book that is there?
Thx, TLE
Yes, my old subscriber freebie was the soaking grains book, so the page link titles are still the same. However, all the links have been changed to the essential oils book, and that is the one that you will have access to in the first newsletter email you receive. Sorry for the confusion!
I just tried your sausage recipe. It is great. Thank you! Will be trying your bread on Hamburger night. I usually make my own buns but have yet to find a recipe that I am completely happy with. Thanks for sharing.
Yay Lisa! Glad you enjoyed the sausage recipe!
I subscribed to your site but have not received any emails so that I could get the ebook. Do I need to do something else? Thanks, Tina
Hi Tina,
If you subscribed before today, you should have received an email this morning with the sugar scrub recipe– there is a download link for the ebook at the very top. If you are still having trouble, email me and I will get you a copy asap. Thanks!
Hello Jill,
I subscribed on Monday Feb 18 and the only email I received was from Feedburner to confirm, though nothing for the free ebook. I like your site and the giveaways you host
Lettie
Got it Thanks!!!
Hi Lettie-
The download link with be at the top of the first regular newsletter email you receive. Hope that helps!
I read your ebook and am interested in oil’s. I have never used them and I heard you can use garlic oil in ears for ear infections and was wondering what your thought was on it. I saw in your book you said not to put in inner ear but what does that mean exactly? My 1 year old has had an ear infection or two every month for the last 5 months and the docs keep putting her on antibiotics. I’m tired of this and wanted to try something more natural. Do you suggest garlic oil? I have also heard about coconut oil in ears. What do you think, have you tried any of these on your family. Thanks
Hi Shannon,
I have actually used garlic-infused olive oil (you could probably use coconut oil as well) on my daughter once when I thought she had an ear infection. It seemed to work– although I’m still not 100% percent sure it was an infection to start with.
However, garlic-infused oil is VERY different than an essential oil. You never want to put an essential oil inside your ear– but– you can apply essential oils around the outside of your ear (and I hear that they work quite well for ear infections.)
You might also still want to try the garlic method, though. You might google for instructions on how to make the garlic oil yourself (I can’t remember the details at the moment.) Garlic has anti-biotic properties, so it can be useful for fighting infections.
Hello, just FYI, I linked to your article on how to make your own Ezekial bread in my Must Have Items section. I haven’t taken the time to look through the rest of the site, but it all looks great, and the kinds of things I’m interested in. Perhaps others may end up here through my site.
Shalom,
Phil
Thanks for the link Phil!
Jill, I haven’t been getting any updates in my feed reader from your blog. It appears that FeedBurner has your last post as the DIY Laundry Spot Remover from March 1. Have you decided to quit having your blog available through feed readers or is it a problem on their end? I don’t think it’s just me because all the rest of the blogs I follow are still coming through just fine. I hope this can be fixed! Thanks
Thanks for the heads up Trish!
Although, I’m assuming something got messed up in the process. I’ll look into it and see what I can find. Sorry for the trouble!
I recently switched my email subscribers over to FeedBlitz– however– my feed readers stayed the same. So, not sure why it’s doing that.
Well it took me almost a month to realize I wasn’t getting updates! If no one else has said anything about it then maybe it is just me. Email isn’t a good method for me, but for now I think I’m getting all the updates from the Facebook page. I’ll go back to feed reader if it starts working for me again though because that’s the best option for me. Thanks for checking into it!
Not sure what feed reader you use, but I have heard that Google Feed Reader is going to be shut down– so don’t know if that has anything to do with it or not? I’m hoping to get all my feed subscribers moved over to my new service soon, so hopefully that’d help!
Yay I’m getting your feed again! I do know that Google Reader is going away, I’m currently “test driving” a few potential replacements to see if I can find a new one I don’t hate (ugh) so maybe that was the problem but all the rest of my blogs (seriously, about 60) were still coming through. Anyway thanks for whatever you did to make it work again!
Yes– I played with it and got it working again.
It was a “duh” moment on my part, ha!
I love the website but when I registered I didn’t get a chance to get the ebook on essential oils! What did I do wrong?!
Hmmm… it might have gotten snagged by your spam filter. If you send me an email, I’ll make sure you get your copy!
Hi, I’m so excited to find this blog. We have recently moved to Costa Rica, and I would LOVE to own a goat and some chickens. I have no idea how to care for these animals, and… get food from them (milk & eggs, they would be PETS). =) I guess I’ll have to keep reading… thanks for being a great resource for our family as we try to get “greener,” little by little!
Yep! It’s all about the baby steps!
About two weeks ago, I received a lovely arm wound while breaking up a dog fight. Four stitches and one slightly oozing puncture left. The main laceration and puncture wound are scabbed and itchy. Question is what are some homestead remedies to 1. help heal the scabs faster 2. help reduce the appearance of the scars I will probably bare. My wedding is in June… yikes!