10 Best Christmas Gifts for The Homesteader in Your Life

Homesteaders are always on the go. With early mornings tending to the livestock, afternoons taking care of the garden and evenings spent chopping wood, it’s rare that they have time for themselves. Christmas is the perfect opportunity to show the homesteader in your...

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7 Best Christmas Gifts for the Gardener in Your Life

Christmas shopping for the gardener in your life can feel a little boring. What do you buy them? A shovel? Some fertilizer? What does a gardener need? It’s holidays like Christmas where you can do something out of the ordinary and pick a unique present that any...

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5 Tips For Making Kombucha

Kombucha is delicious – and the health benefits are out of this world – but at $3.00 or more per bottle, it gets costly. So what do you do when you want to enjoy a daily glass of fermented tea, but you don’t want to break the bank? You make it yourself, of course!...

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How to Garden in the Winter

If you clicked to read this blog post, chances are you’re either super serious about learning how to Garden in the Winter or saw the title and thought, “What? How on earth can you garden in the miserable cold weather?” Regardless of what part of the spectrum your...

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The Best Cookbooks for Farm to Table Cooking

Now that you have fresh produce and other goods from your farm or garden, what should you make with these fresh, tasty delights?  We all want good recipes and a way to use up all that food, not letting any go to waste.  Here are 5 cookbook recommendations to help you...

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How to Make Your Own Soap

Making your own soap is actually simple and can save you money.  With a few kitchen tools, some oils, butters and lye (or pre-made melt-and-pour soap if you don't want to handle lye yourself), you can make and customize your own soap. The butters and oils you'll want...

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