Kombucha is a delicious & bubbly drink your whole family will love! It is a healthy, naturally fermented beverage made from brewed tea. Learn the basics and you’ll be making […]
Kombucha 101: Make Fermented Tea in a Few Easy Steps
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Sourdough Bread: From Starter To Loaf
Learn the basics of making sourdough bread at home from the sourdough starter to a delicious sourdough sandwich bread. Because there’s not much better than starting the day with a […]
Family Milk Cow 101
From the cost to picking the right cow, breeding, calving, milking, and more learn the basics of keeping a family milk cow on the homestead. When we brought home our […]
Reasons to Use Rotational Grazing on a Homestead
I never really gave pasture management any thought when we first started raising livestock. I hadn’t heard of rotational grazing before. You just throw them in a pasture and they’ll […]
How To Start a Medicinal Herb Garden
“How do you even start a medicinal herb garden?“ It’s the question homesteaders often ask, normally out of fear of getting it wrong or growing something that could poison your […]
Keep Chickens Cool in Summer: 10+ Ways to Beat The Heat
Learn the signs of heat stress in chickens and over 10 ways you can help your backyard flock beat the heat and keep your chickens cool in summer! Here in […]
The Benefits of Barefoot Gardening
The reality, however, is that barefoot gardening—just as with gardening with your hands in the dirt—is not only therapeutic, but extremely beneficial to your health. The Benefits of Barefoot Gardening […]
Fermenting Basics 101
Many today are nervous to use fermentation as a method of preserving their harvest simply because they are unfamiliar with it. Let’s shake that fear and dive into some fermenting […]
How to Hatch Chicken Eggs in an Incubator
Learning how to hatch chicken eggs is a fascinating activity for you and your family. If you don’t have a broody hen willing to set on a clutch of fertile […]
The Basics of Raising Chickens
Before deciding to bring home those extremely cute, newly hatched chicks, take a look at what is involved in raising chickens. Certainly, raising chickens is an enjoyable hobby with the delicious […]