Starting a new homestead but don’t know where to begin? You’re not the only one! It’s easy to be overwhelmed. This is a great reader question and I’m going to share the lessons I’ve learned about where to start homesteading. By God’s provision we were able to buy a beautiful 3 acre piece of land…
You guys! I’m so excited- I finally learned to love eating liver!! Chard & Liver Caillettes are patties made with a mix of ground pork and liver, onions, garlic, sage, and swiss chard. They’re so good you don’t even know the liver is there! I’m so glad I have an option for using that part…
Earlier this month we wrapped up our 2nd annual Homestead Hog Butchering Workshop we host with Hand Hewn Farm. This year I tried making rillettes with a recipe I had bookmarked in The French Slow Cooker. It turned out to be an incredibly delicious and simple way to make french pork rillettes in a crockpot. (And…
Perhaps it’s just my kids, but I can’t keep snacks in the house. Especially not Buttery Sourdough Discard Crackers. It is seriously crazy, but I bring little snacks in here and by the time I go to dole them out, they’re gone already. If I bought them from the store, I’d go broke in a…
Doing some shopping for your homestead kid? Stumped on what to get them and need some gift ideas? How about getting them some presents that actually make your child want to help out on the homestead? In my experience with children (and I’ve had 8 my own), it seems like after a certain age their…
I’ve been keeping a homestead management binder for years here are 7 reasons you need to keep homesteading records too!