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Fowl Play: How to Raise Cornish Cross Meat Birds
i'm not clucking aroundOK OK, enough with the puns! Hey ladies, are you ready to get your hands dirty and raise some meat birds? As a homesteading mama, I've learned a lot raising poultry for the first time. And let me tell you, raising Cornish Cross meat birds is no...
Winter sowing: a beginners guide to winter sowing seeds in milk jugs
easy steps to start your garden earlierAre you a gardener or aspiring gardener looking for the easiest way to get your seeds planted during the cold months? Maybe it's to free up time in the spring for all the other spring projects that you know are coming? Winter...
How To Shop Once And Eat Well For 30 Days To Save Money
How I went 30 days without grocery shopping, and saved hundreds of dollarsWant to learn how to turn one dinner into 4, or 5 to help save money? Keep reading. One of my very favorite food experiments was opting out of grocery shopping for a whole month and only eating...
How To Choose A Theme For Your WordPress Website
AND WHICH ONES I USE FOR MY ONLINE RESERVATION NEEDSHow do you choose a theme for your website? Are you going to create a website for your business? WordPress has ready-to-go solutions covering different niches! But the flip side of the medal is the difficult choice...
How To Start Your First Garden
and why now is the best time to start planning that gardenSnow is starting to fall, and that means it's time to start thinking about starting a garden in the Spring! If you've never gardened before, it can seem like a daunting task. But never fear! Starting a garden...
A Review of the All American Pressure Canner
The pressure canner that will be the HUB of your kitchenIf you're like me, you love the idea of being able to pressure can your own food. There's something so satisfying about knowing that you grew and preserved the food yourself. And what better way to do that than...
4 Must-Have Gifts For Him This Christmas Season
The Homesteading Husband Wish ListIf you're married to a homesteader, then you know that they are always working hard to maintain the property and take care of the animals. This Christmas, surprise your hardworking husband with a gift that he can use to make his job a...
Christmas Gifts For Moms Who Like to Garden
What's on my homesteading wish list?It's that time of year again! The time when we start thinking about what we want Santa to bring us to help us get ready for the upcoming Spring planting season. I'm a small-acreage homesteader, so my thoughts naturally turn to...
New Way I Get Rid of Stress Headaches As a Busy Working Mom
Healing stress headaches naturallyI'm literally calling this the watch that can help moms everywhere, but especially when your schedule is so full and you have to be in 3 places at once and all of a sudden you feel a headache coming on! I know you know what I'm...
How To Make Sourdough English Muffins
how to make sourdough english muffinsDONT! Just kidding. They take a few hours, but most of it is hands off time while the sourdough works it’s magic. I hate going through a whole life story before I get to a recipe, so just look below, and be blessed. We love these...
An Intro to Cheesemaking
An Intro To CheeseMakingHistory of Cheese If you think about it, people have been making cheese forever.... back when they didn't even know why their milk turned chunky and delicious when they poured it into animal skin carrying bags. When you look at it that way, it...
How To Make Small Batch Sauerkraut
Small Batch Sauerkraut RecipeMy cooking style is and always will be "Measure with your heart", but there are a few things that I've learned over the past years where it's actually dangerous to try and wing it. Fermentation is one of those times. I held off on trying...
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