Are you ready to start your canning adventure? Waterbath and pressure canning are fun and useful ways to preserve the harvest from your garden, or great deals that you may get on bulk produce. This is such a great way to stock your pantry and also to know what you’re feeding your family all through […]
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Fresh Marinara Sauce Recipe
It’s not too late to get fresh tomatoes for dinner! They’re getting close to the end, but there’s still some out there. I found this gluten-free fresh ravioli pasta at Trader Joes, and I was dying to try it. The pasta, along with homemade meatballs made a perfect base for this very simple and easy […]
How Seasonal Eating Can Simplify Your Life and Boost Your Homesteading Skills
It’s so easy these days to stroll through the grocery store and pick up whatever you feel like eating- regardless of what the season is. Do you want to eat strawberries in the middle of winter? Do you want to eat winter squash in the summer? These are readily available – though their flavor and […]
Cut Stress & Save Time with this Seasonal Meal Planning Formula
Meal planning is an absolute game-changer for anyone, but especially for busy modern homesteaders juggling family life, garden chores, and endless to-do lists. Meal planning is simply taking a bit of time to plan out what meals you’re going to cook for the week. It’s about reducing the daily stress of deciding what’s for dinner […]
The 8 Principles of Modern Homesteading
I think if you’re here, you probably have some sense that the system is messed up. .
Draw a Scale Map of Your Property
I get all excited and nerdy about planning all the plants that I want for every part of my yard, so this is a really fun activity – and it’s usedfull too of course. The possibilities here are pretty endless. Create a scale map of your property and you can draw in all the plants […]
The Importance of Knowing Your Plants
A bunch of years ago, when I first moved into this house, I was really interested in herbal healing, but I didn’t have any idea about what herbs look like. I just accepted what was given to me. Now that I’ve been studying to be an herbalist for a while, I’m learning just how bad […]
Start Where You Are: 8 ways to start homesteading no matter your situation
I originally started my homesteading journey when I was married and a stay-at-home mom. This gave me a lot of time to spend on growing, canning, cooking and baking, and all the other radical homemaking and urban farming tasks. When I started going through my divorce, I wasn’t able to keep up with all of […]
Living a Creative Life
Creativity is not beyond your reach. Everyone has the spark of creativity inside them, it just requires reaching in and finding it. Being creative isn’t just about making art or crafting! It’s a way of thinking and living that encourages seeing the world through a unique filter and finding joy in everyday moments. When you […]
Tzatziki Recipe
As far as I’m concerned, tzatziki is one of the best things to exist in this world. It’s a refreshing and delicious addition to so very many meals. Of course, the classic meals that goes with tzatziki is souvlaki, or lamb gyros. However, I love to use it as a spread on top of a […]