Knowing how to grow sprouts at home is a simple skill that everyone should have in their arsenal. Gardening is therapy for me. But I get it that many folks can't have a big garden. Heck, I know Jill has a love/hate relationship with gardening in the wacky Wyoming weather, and I get it if gardening isn't your "thing" at all. But today we're talking about how you can do some very easy, unbelievably productive "gardening" right on ...Continue Reading
Flavoring Kombucha When You’re Making it at Home
I'm not a cookie-cutter kinda gal. When Jill asked me to share some details with you last week about how to make your own kombucha (& why), I was all in, because I'm pretty passionate about this amazing fermented drink. Of course, why wouldn't I be? It's a delicious way to improve gut health, and making it yourself saves a ginormous amount of money! But the thing I love the most about making my own kombucha? I can customize it, ...Continue Reading
How to Bottle Kombucha at Home
Tea is fermenting in my kitchen as I write this. I don’t know about you, but I have no desire to shell out the big bucks that grocery stores charge for this stuff, so I decided to start bottling my own kombucha again at home. While I’m getting back into the rhythms of first and second ferments and discovering what teas and flavors my family likes, I thought I’d call in the big guns and ask Michelle Visser to explain not only what ...Continue Reading
Canning Pears in Maple Syrup
Some folks like a little fruit with their sugar. I'm not one of them. I mean if I'm going to the trouble of canning good food for my family, I'd rather it be good food, not half fruit, half refined sugar, right? I recently shared how I can cherries with honey and how I can apple slices, and today I'm super excited that my friend, and a member of The Prairie Homestead Team, Michelle Visser, agreed to share her amazing recipe for ...Continue Reading
