Homemade laundry detergent is something that catches everyone's attention-- even if they aren't yet completely sold out to this whole homesteading thing... Things like rendering tallow or making homemade marshmallows can seem a little bit hardcore to the uninitiated, but once you switch the conversation over to homemade laundry soap and explain how much money you can save by making homemade detergent, people are usually all ...Continue Reading
Homemade Fly Spray Recipe
Learn how to make your own homemade fly spray recipe. This is a wonderful natural fly spray that will help prevent flies around your homestead and while you work with your livestock. You can relax knowing that it's made with natural and safe ingredients instead of unknown chemicals. You know how in the book of Exodus, one of the ten plagues was massive amounts of flies? When I was younger, I always thought "Well, that one ...Continue Reading
State of the Homestead: June 2011
As you probably already know, I don't talk a whole lot about our day to day life here on the blog. My goal is to keep The Prairie Homestead as a resource for those already homesteading or interested in homesteading, rather than simply a journal of my every day life. However, recently when of my readers (thanks Holly! :) ) mentioned that she was curious as to how our goats were faring, I got to thinking that perhaps I should start ...Continue Reading
Refried Beans Recipe
As much as I love to cook, when summertime rolls around, I find myself spending less and less time in the kitchen. Summer is so short here in Wyoming, that I feel the need to soak up every.single.day of nice weather that I can! I generally turn to very, very simple meals during the summer months. We eat a lot of tacos and nachos, and I've found that incorporating beans into these meals helps to stretch our grassfed beef even ...Continue Reading
Fill In The Blank Homesteading
(Photo Source) I think contentment is an incredibly important quality. I can't imagine a more miserable life than one where you are always wanting to be someone or somewhere else. Even though it's a continual process, it's always been a goal of mine to try to make the best of where ever I happen to be at that point in my life. (Though some times have definitely been easier than others!) ;) The Bible talks a lot about ...Continue Reading
