For most of us, the gardening & growing season is wrapping up. However, you can still scheme for next year! Quinn from Reformation Acres is sharing her best ideas for growing your own medicine cabinet today. Summer may be over, but does a homesteader's work really ever end? There is a lot of work to do to get ready for those chilly winter days we're facing. Are you feeling it yet? I know I sure am! But it's to be ...Continue Reading
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Old-Fashioned Peach Butter Recipe
I'm a slow learner sometimes... I've been canning for quite a while now, yet I always seem to inadvertently mop my floors right before starting a new canning project. (And mind you--mopping does NOT happen frequently at my house!) It's like I subconsciously can't help it. This week, it was peach butter. Of all the things you can preserve, peaches are one of the stickiest, and I proceeded to splash that sticky peach puree ...Continue Reading
How to Can Pickled Beets
I have beets coming out of my ears right now, so this is timely information! If you plan to use a water bath canner to preserve your beets, pickling is an important part of the process. (Otherwise, you'll need to use a pressure canner, since beets are a low-acid food.) I love this tutorial from Annie at Montana Homesteader--especially since it doesn't require a bunch of sugar--beets are plenty sweet on their own! My name is Annie ...Continue Reading
How to Whitewash Your Barn and Chicken Coop
Wanna know how you can instantly feel like a homesteading rockstar? Learn how to whitewash something. I say this because: (a) It'll make all your friends give you a weird look (I always enjoy that) (b) It's delightfully old-fashioned (c) It actually does provide some benefits to your barn/coops (besides just making you feel cool) Whenever I think of whitewashing, my mind instantly goes to Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. But before we ...Continue Reading
Best Essential Oil Diffuser Reviews
It's no secret... I adore my essential oil diffuser collection. I might even border on the edge of addiction. Maybe. There are several different ways to use essential oils, but diffusing remains one of my favorite. I mean, how cool is it that you can clear the air, improve the mood of everyone in the room, and even provide real health benefits, with just a few drops of oil in your diffuser? Yeah, those plug-in things can't even come ...Continue Reading