Preparing NOW for Winter This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I think I am a prepper at heart. I definitely lean towards having plenty for our family on hand. Which has been such a blessing! It gives me such peace of mind. Especially with everything that happened with the recent…
Homesteading
How To Water Glass Eggs
How to water glass eggs and preserve them at room temperature. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. This will change your lives y’all. Seriously. Did you know that you can preserve fresh, raw eggs for 8 months to a year, and sometimes even up to 2 years at room temperature!?…
How To Make & Can Beef Stock
How To Make & Can Beef Stock. A nutrient dense bone broth, amazing for your gut health, full of collagen and gelatin! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I hate that nowadays so many of the parts of the animal are wasted, when they are so amazingly beneficial. Nothing nourishes…
Our New Homestead
This spring we purchased our first house! It is a little 1200 sq ft, two story house that we are going to remodel. It is defiinitely in rough shape but we are enjoying making it our own. When we first moved in the entire downstairs was carpeted in this old grey carpet…yes, even the kitchen…
How To Dry Herbs + Spices
Do you grow fresh herbs in your garden or have some naturally growing in your backyard? You can easily preserve some of the extra herbs and have them on hand for use all year! I personally love using and experimenting with a lot of herbs and spices in my cooking, and especially when I’ve harvested…
How To Render Lard In The Crockpot
How To Render Lard In The Crockpot This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. We live in a very wasteful culture. Instead of repurposing, recycling, or reusing, we just…well…waste it. Back in the “olden days” (as me and my brother liked to call it), people were so grateful for the little…
Our Homestead
Our Homestead This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. An old cottage nestled in the trees. Acres upon acres of green pastures, and gardens. A milk cow waiting to be milked in the barn. Chickens scratching around on the hunt for delicious bugs. Goats playfully skipping about. Sounds like a wonderful…