We have been making our own veggie stock for a few years now. It was one of the first steps that we took in making our kitchen more “from scratch.” This is one of the easiest and cheapest things you can do towards making your home a homestead. Even if you don’t have homestead dreams… Continue reading How to Make Homemade Vegetable Stock from Kitchen Scraps
Our shower/bath handle started getting a little tight, then it was tough to move at all, then we went through the trauma of a bath time with the babes when we couldn’t get the water to turn off at all. Thankfully with a little elbow grease we got the faucet turned off, but were then… Continue reading Save Money and Time by Doing Small Home Repairs On Your Own
Homesteading is the return to simpler times. A drive towards self-sufficiency. A life focused more on production rather than consumption. It can define lifestyles ranging from completely off the grid to those who choose to make more from scratch, both for things in their home and cooking in their kitchen. The self-sufficiency part is the… Continue reading What is Homesteading?
What do you do when you garden space is covered in a foot or two of snow? It might seem like a depressing time for a gardner, but for us, it is filled with excitement and anticipation. Our garden space after a bit of a snowstorm. In December I made sure we were signed up… Continue reading Winter Gardening
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