Chronicles of a Traditional Catholic Homesteading family.

Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Currants

Currants & Gooseberries Ribes species (currants and gooseberries) are one of the forgotten gems in the homesteader’s arsenal of plant species. Currants are an extremely…

Hardy Garden Vegetables for Your Winter Harvest

Overwintering Garden Crops for a Year Long Harvest In the spirit of my previous post on starting your fall garden NOW, I put together this…

A Prayer on the Feast Day of the Assumption of Mary

Traditionally the Feast of the Assumption is celebrated on the 15th of August every year. This month I’m trying to get the prayers out a…

Preserving the Harvest: Biltong

I know you might be thinking “What the heck is a biltong?”, but stay with me for a second and all will be revealed! Simply…

Comfrey Salve: Homestead First Aid Essential

Here at the Traditional Catholic Homestead we absolutely love comfrey! One of the byproducts of comfrey propagation is lots of leaves. Making a comfrey salve…

Ginger and Turmeric

I have been wanting to grow ginger for a very long time now. Anyone in my family knows I love ginger. I love it for…

Traditional Catholic Beef… Grass Finished How-To

Well now that we have officially finished, butchered, cooked and eaten our grass fed/finished beeves, I feel like I can share how I did it. First…

Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Borage

Borage This often overlooked, and somewhat forgotten herb should be near the top of the list for every homestead garden! With alternate names like Bee…