Starting a garden is one of the best things you can do for your health and for your self-sufficiency. But sometimes knowing what vegetables to plant first can feel overwhelming, as there are a ton of vegetables and varieties. These…
Top 10 Essential Homesteading Tools
When first starting a homestead there is a lot you need, but these 10 essential homesteading tools are the most important! Some of the things on the list are a little expensive and you can definitely homestead without them, but…
How to Homestead in 10 Easy Steps
So it’s 2021 and you want to learn how to homestead? I think it’s the perfect time!! With all the happenings of 2020, it has really showed us how fragile our food system and supply chain is. All the better…
Roasting a Whole Chicken + 5 Meal Ideas from 1 Chicken
Roasting a whole chicken is super easy and cost effective! Trust me, coming from a farmer herself! We only sold whole chickens for the first 3 years of our farming career because it was most cost effective and used the…
DIY Seed Organization & My Free Seed Starting Schedule Printable
Second best to looking through seed catalogues, is seed organization. That day when they finally come in the mail is a good day! As my seed collection grows, the need for better organization comes too. Seed organization is important to…
DIY Self-Feeding Hay Feeder for Sheep
We love raising sheep, but when it comes to feeders, the average cattle feeder won’t cut it. Today you will learn how to build an easy self-feeding hay feeder for sheep (or goats!). We have tried a lot of feeders…
Best Places to Order Non-GMO Seeds + Seed Catalogue Definitions You Need to Know
It’s that time of year… The most magically time of year for gardeners (other than the actual growing part) – ordering non-gmo seeds and flipping through seed catalogues!!!!!!!!!! I know I look forward to this as soon as the garden…
How to Make Bone Broth – The 7-minute Instant Pot Recipe
Happy New year to you all! Thanks for reading, this will be my very first post of 2021! Wow, I can’t believe it’s 2021….can you? If you haven’t already heard about bone broth, the fad has been going on for…
6 Tips for Keeping Chickens in the Winter
They provide you with fresh, delicious eggs all summer long, and they entertain you – oh chickens, how we love you! Chickens are one of the easiest animals to raise on your homestead. And going into winter, it doesn’t change….
How to Stock Your Pantry & Freezer – Everyday Preparedness + Free Checklist
Making meals day by day and going to the grocery store every few days to get what you need may seem fun and adventurous but in reality, it’s more costly, stressful, and time-consuming. Having a stocked pantry means making the…
