Sometimes Christmas can come and go in a rushed blur of noise and flurry of activity. Here are three ways to help the time pass at an even pace, enjoy special time with family and friends and make Christmas more meaningful. Continue reading “3 Ways to Make Christmas More Meaningful”
Made from upcycled materials and items you have on hand already, create these simple mason jar lanterns with your family. Give them as gifts or use them for holiday celebrations – the possibilities are endless! Be sure to read to the end to download our FREE seasonal e-book, Five Kernels of Corn – put the thanks in Thanksgiving, or any time of year! Continue reading “Mason Jar Lanterns”
Want a healthier snack? If you’ve got organic grapes, learn how easy it is to make your own organic raisins. Continue reading “Make Your Own Organic Raisins”
Are you a new canner and need all the advice you can get? Worried about which canning jars to use and which lids are the best? From canning jars to equipment to recipes, here’s a great round up of newbie canning information. Continue reading “Canning Jars and Other Newbie Canning Tips”
Have you heard reports about the dangers our honey bees face these days? Have you also heard that they pollinate an estimated 70 percent of the world’s plants, including many food crops? Maybe it’s time you and I did our part and thought of ourselves as nice hosts for the pollinators. We do this by providing them with a food source (flowers), something to drink (simple dish of water) and a bee house, of course! Here’s how we made our own bee house for nesting bees and have plans for our very own pollinator garden this year. The book that’s helping us do both? The Bee Friendly Garden, by Frey and LeBuhn. Continue reading “Bee House in The Bee Friendly Garden”
Do you remember our popular, if controversial article, “Why Ducks Might Not Be Right For You”? Well, here is its sister post, “Why Ducks Might Be Right For You”! Come learn all about the useful and remarkable duck and decide if some just might be right for your homestead. Continue reading “Why Ducks Might Be Right For You”
Here’s the recipe for our garlic and turmeric hashbrowns! Continue reading “Hash Browns with Garlic and Turmeric”
Here’s the recipe for the compound herbal butter Rosemary Butter with Lemon Balm and Chives! Continue reading “Herbal Butter”
Here’s the recipe for Toasted Coconut Cream Pound Cake from the fabulous cookbook Cake Stand. This recipe is shared with the permission of it’s author, Quinn Veon, of Reformation Acres. Continue reading “Pound Cake with Coconut Oil”
Here’s the recipe for Paleo Dandelion Chocolate Chip Cookies! Continue reading “Paleo Dandelion Chocolate Chip Cookies”
