Morel propagation experiment:
We went out mushroom hunting yesterday with the two youngest boys! Sun drying morels is one way to preserve the harvest, but this time the…
Why we homestead…
There are a multitude of reason a person would choose to live the homestead lifestyle. It could be as simple as wanting to make a…
Homestead Heros Plants of Promise: Walking Onions
Egyptian Walking Onions Whether you call them walking onions, forever onions, tree onions, egyptian walking onions, or winter onions: these perennial alliums (latin name for…
Permaculture Problems…. or Why doesn’t everyone do it?
This week I’m going to address the next big problem that I’ve seen with the lack of widespread adoption of permaculture principles and techniques. Last…
Opening our hearts to the move…Part III
We drove through Idaho headed toward Dave’s interview. I had no idea what to expect. We drove through luscious valleys with farmland growing anything from…
Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Stinging Nettle
Stinging Nettles The oft maligned stinging nettle is considered by many to be a weed at best. Something to be relegated to those wild parts…
Preserving the Harvest: Kefir
A big part of homestead life is providing for yourself with the abundance that the land and your community provides. Along this line I’ll be…
Opening our hearts to the move…Part II
It was on this particular morning that I truly submitted my will to God’s will for our family. Dave and I had been married for…
Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Daffodils
Today I’m going to start a segment where I identify plants for use on the homestead, their benefits, as well as how I am using…
Opening our hearts to the move…Part I
My husband and I are California natives. I, myself am a sixth generation and Dave a second generation Californian. I personally loved California for several…
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