Happy, healthy chicks turn into productive egg-laying and meat-producing chickens...at least, that is the goal, right? Interest in self-sufficiency, food security, and leaving the system behind is growing (and I love it!). And chickens tend to be the gateway animal to the homestead life. Chickens are easy to come by, not really high maintenance, and can provide a small amount of food security. With the interest in raising ...Continue Reading
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How to Make Dehydrated Vegetable Powders
There has been a dehydrator in my home for years, but until recently it sat quietly on a shelf collecting dust. Canning has always been my go-to vegetable preservation method, but lately, I have been in love with dehydrating my food and even MORE obsessed with making homemade dehydrated vegetable powders. Dehydrating vegetables and fruits isn’t difficult or a new form of food storage. In fact, it was one of the first forms of ...Continue Reading
Homemade Tomato Paste Recipe
Harvest season is right around the corner, and if you're like me, you are often blessed with what seems like a mountain of tomatoes. Every year, I try to think of clever ways to both use and preserve my tomato harvest. There are so many ways you can use and preserve tomatoes (trust me, I know, especially after gathering these 40 + ways to preserve tomatoes). Almost everyone that processes tomatoes choose to go with a good tomato ...Continue Reading
How to Manage Your Garden Harvest (Without Losing Your Mind)
You're going along in your garden weeding, watering and mulching, and then BAM! It happens... harvest time is here, and it tends to come in like a whirlwind of chaos, especially if you're not ready. I've been gardening for over 10 years now, and I STILL deal with some "harvest overwhelm" every late summer and early fall. So I thought I would put together some thoughts on how to get organized and prepared for harvest season, not only to ...Continue Reading
Homesteading With Kids: How We Do It
“How do you homestead with kids?” This question seems to resurface every couple of months in my email and on social media. This particular question always leaves me scratching my head a little bit, because I am never exactly sure how to answer. I have spent some time recently thinking about our homesteading with kids, theories, and philosophies; (which may be slightly controversial) to try and give everyone an ...Continue Reading