Let's face it... Homesteading can be tough sometimes. Last week I asked the crew over on The Prairie Homestead Facebook page about the biggest obstacles preventing them from homesteading. Naturally, I got a diverse set of answers, but one kept popping up over and over again: lack of time. I totally get it. Since starting this homesteading gig years ago, time has been my biggest nemesis. When I worked full-time ...Continue Reading
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Why I Stopped Being Dogmatic About My Diet…
**Please Note** This post is NOT referring to people who must be on certain diets because of allergies or health problems. I fully acknowledge that is a different issue entirely. I've been noticing an interesting phenomenon lately... If you want to start a debate online, mention either religion or politics. But if you want to start an all-out war, start talking about food. I suppose I understand it to a certain extent... Food ...Continue Reading
How to Make Butter
Care for some water in your butter? As you know, I have a serious obsession with turning raw milk into all sort of fascinating things. A jar of white liquid turning into a delicious, golden-yellow solid. It's darn close to being miraculous if you ask me. Making homemade butter from scratch is magical, ya'll. I officially ditched margarine several years ago, and it's no longer allowed across the threshold in my home. I'm ...Continue Reading
20 Ways to Use Sour Raw Milk
I wasn't very far into my real food journey the first time I heard the term "clabber." My initial thought was, "What the heck is that?" So I promptly headed to Google to check it out. It's amazing how something that was so common a hundred years ago is so unheard of today... Clabber is basically thickened sour, raw milk. Part of the reason that we don't use the term anymore is because store-bought, pasteurized milk ...Continue Reading
How to Render Tallow
Need an entertaining conversation starter with your non-homesteading friends? Try mentioning that you rendered beef tallow last week....The reactions will likely range from shock, to disgust, to confusion, to blank stares because they have no idea what the heck you are talking about. What is Beef Tallow? Tallow is simply beef fat that has been rendered (cooked down) to remove impurities. Rendered beef or sheep fat is called ...Continue Reading