Spring served us summer – for a minute, recently. It got into the 80’s and even close to 90 one day. It was HOT! We soaked it up the best we could knowing all too well that Vermont was just showing off and we would be back in jackets and close toed shoes …
This week we have been finalizing our plans to expand – homestead edition. It is extremely exciting, to say the least. I cannot wait to see what these plans bring to our property, home and table. The expansion is happening in several different areas of our homestead. It will help us in being more self …
Good morning to all of my friends and fellow homesteaders! I wanted to come on and have a very friend to friend conversation. This one is a little less informational and much more…hey, look at what I am doing, are you too? If not, here are some of the ways I started and am still …
Things on the homestead have been less than desirable the last couple of weeks and I have doing my part in fighting children’s winter woes naturally. There has been more tissues, late night worries and cuddles then ever before. Having three kiddos on a rotation of sickness can be absolutely exhausting. My mama heart has …
Back in October 2022, the husband and I headed to Front Royal, Virginia for the Homesteaders of America Conference. If you’re not familiar with Homesteaders of America and you have interest in being more self-sufficient, I highly recommend you check them out! Not only do they host this massive conference each year, the offer a …
It’s that time of year! Time to start planning the garden and time to start dreaming of warm, sunshine-y days! Have you started preparing? I am in full planning mode and since I’m trying a slew of new varieties this year, I thought it would be fun to share my garden seed haul with you …
Our week has been filled with planning ahead! A peek into Spring is what I call it. The air was starting to smell a bit like, “Spring might be around the corner,” and then we got slapped with over a foot of snow. What a doozy. Spending the week planning was exactly what my heart …
A week of kitchen & coop on the homestead is where our focus was! I spent the week with my hands pressed in flour this week. It was a wonderful slower week with downtime. My tiniest tot is starting to talk a bunch. She just hit a year and a half and we have been doing …
If you are looking to break the chains of store bought beauty products with the mission to lessen the exposure to everyday chemicals to your body like me then this DIY all natural dry shampoo might be a perfect starting point. It is a breeze to put together, cheaper and much more safe overall. The …
Self care with homemade body scrubs and face masks is not only rewarding for what they do for your skin but also for your health! You are eliminating all of the exposure from chemicals that they pack into a lot of store bought products. I am here to share with you some of my all …
Do you make your own fire cider? It is an amazing remedy to keep in your apothecary! I’ve been making it for a few years now and my family loves having it on hand whenever we start to get the sniffles. It’s a great benefit when you are getting a cold, the flu or any …
Coming into cold season I do all that I can to prep my families immune systems for the inevitable wave of sicknesses that come with temps dropping and school germs. One of my favorite ways is by incorporating and putting an emphasis on foods that naturally support our health overall like this vibrant and delicious …
In the most recent lesson in my Herbalism course, we learned about the herbs that work best for the urinary system and the homework was to create a kidney tonic and drink it everyday for a week. To be honest, I put this one off for a while. The herbs that work best to help …
With cooler weather in the air, it’s time to start packing the apothecary full of home remedies for cold and flu season. And besides Fire Cider, one of our favorite remedies is our Homemade Mint & Honey Cough Syrup. We start with making a tea of fresh mint from our backyard garden, then add in …
The husband and I recently had the opportunity to attend the first Homesteaders of New England Fall Gathering, hosted by The Mindful Homestead. Since it was the first ever gathering of homesteaders of New England, it was a small affair, with lots of great information. One huge benefit of being a small event is it …
It’s hard to imagine picking my favorite herbal books for beginners. There are way too many useful resources out there for me to choose just one or two! So, today, I’m sharing my entire herbal library… But, before I do, I want to highly recommend that you buy physical, hard-copy books whenever possible. Especially when …
Considering raising chickens for meat? It’s not as hard as you think! Keep reading to learn all about our first adventure… We’ve been raising egg laying chickens for a couple of years now and we love them. So, in the spring of 2022, we decided to add raising chickens for meat to our little funny …
Our goal this year for the garden was to try and use as much as we possibly could during harvest for our families consumption and use! Trying to think outside of the box and use, freeze, process and can as much of the plants and herbs that we could! Harvesting and roasting fresh sunflower seeds …
This past week I made some fresh roasted tomato and herb sauce that you may can or freeze! This recipe is easy and absolutely delicious and only calls for a couple of minor adjustments if you plan to can it! I chose to freeze this first batch so that we have a quick pull out …
Looking for a homemade beard oil recipe that is bursting with beneficial properties? I might have just the one. This beard oil is packed with essential oils that have some really great qualities and purposes. It will take yours or the scruffy guy in your life’s facial hair to a level of divine perfection. My …
Hello – I hope you’ve had an awesome week! Today, I’m sharing an updated version of one of your favorites – How to Grow Strawberries in a Pot. If you are you a strawberry lover that is sick and tired of the high prices and highly used chemicals on the sweet fruit at the grocery …
Dreaming of having your own English gardens around your home? Stop dreaming and start making your yard the whimsical place you want it to be with the tips and tricks in this post! Don’t you just love English gardens? I sure do. I’ve dreamed of having one since I was a little girl. Last year, …
Hello – I hope you had an awesome holiday weekend with your family! Today, I’m sharing a fun tutorial on how to raise baby chicks, just in case you’re thinking of getting some this spring… While I’ve been begging the husband for years, we finally got our first batch of baby chicks in the spring …
Government offices are shutting down. Schools are closed to millions of children. Major corporations are working from home and some people have lost their jobs altogether. What’s your plan for survival in a broken world? Let me just start by saying, How Are You? I hope that wherever you are you’re safe and well! Just …
Love looking around other people’s gardens? Do you enjoy going on garden tours? Come on in and take a mini garden tour with me… I love wandering through other people’s gardens. It’s so much fun to see what others plant, how they trellis their vines and what methods they use for growing. And I thought …
Hello! I hope you had a great week! Today, I’m sharing a free seed inventory printable to help you keep track of all your garden seeds. And if you’re anything like me, you have a lot of them! This seed inventory printable is the perfect way to keep track of when you bought them, what …
Are wasps terrorizing your yard, home, and garden in abundance this year? Well, if so…you aren’t alone. We had a real problem at our homestead and until I put together this DIY wasp trap and spray it was almost unbearable to be out by the gardens with my children in fear we’d all get stung! …
Looking for some unique gardening gifts? Look no further! Here’s 8 ideas that are guaranteed to make your favorite dirt digger smile! As you know, I’ve been spending a lot of time in the garden. In fact, I’m out there every afternoon, as long as the weather cooperates. All this extra time out there leaves …
Are you starting to build your apothecary? Do you wonder what the best herbs and spices are to keep on hand? Keep reading to find out what’s in my apothecary! Any good herbalist has an apothecary packed full of all the herbs and necessities required to remedy any ailment. But, there are literally hundreds, if …
Having three little ones that all have my sensitive skin I have learned the ropes in what does or doesn’t work for us, all the while advocating for cleaner ingredient products for my family. Here is a wonderful list of my top 5 children’s store bought bathtime washes with clean ingredients…. There are SO many …