I remember not too long ago, during the crazy times of 2020, being shocked as I walked pass multiple empty grocery store shelves. The last few years' trips to the grocery store have been unpredictable; you never know what state you will find the aisles in or what products will be missing. These circumstances naturally have people questioning our current modern food system, where they are depending on others to provide them with what ...Continue Reading
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How To Use Einkorn Flour
Have you ever heard of einkorn flour? I'm always late to new trends and I can admit that it took me quite a while to catch onto the idea of using einkorn flour in my baking. Einkorn flour has been generating quite the buzz these days. If you've been curious about using einkorn, but you're not quite sure how to get started, you're in the right place. Einkorn is an ancient grain that has some awesome health benefits (you can read ...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
How Our Homestead Family is Preparing for a Lockdown
It looks like more shutdowns are coming, so we are getting prepared. Even if you are super isolated like we are here in Wyoming, grocery stores get out of stock, shipping times get delayed, and we were caught a bit off-guard this spring for the first lockdown, and I'm not going to let that happen again. So I'm going to show you exactly what we've been doing slowly and methodically over the summer and fall to get prepared. Honestly, ...Continue Reading
How to Can with a Water Bath Canner
I got my first water bath canner at a garage sale for $1. You would have thought I'd won the lottery. I left that garage sale feeling giddy... I kept wanting to look back over my shoulder because I was certain they'd realize I'd just made off with the deal of the century. I was a newbie homesteader back then, but I was on the cusp of adding canning to my homestead skill repertoire and knew that it was going to be something that ...Continue Reading