In this episode, we’re chatting about my latest frontier when it comes to simplifying our family’s life: Creating a Non-Toxic Home. It can be deeply overwhelming, so today I’m sharing some practical ideas for you to choose from. We can never rid our home of all the chemicals (I explain more in this episode), but […]
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It’s become a Christmas Day tradition to make gingerbread replicas of something important to us… our first attempt was our farm, in gingerbread form, many years ago. Last year we made a gingerbread pick-up truck, and this week we created a gingerbread church. Our Church Building While you know we live in an old farmhouse
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No matter where you live, or how complicated life has been this year, you can enjoy a simple farmhouse Christmas. It’s all in the attitude, really. And the knowledge that Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy… but it’s worth it. For lots more on that topic, follow my podcast. See my youtube video here on this same
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While you can collect sap in a bucket to make syrup, if you have a few dozen trees, there is a much easier way. Today I’m going to break down for you exactly how we collect sap using a few different pumps. Not only does this system make our lives easier, it also allows us
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We need a painless, simple Graduation Party. Here are my tips that helped us pull it off… First, a little bit about the gal behind the party… (Scroll to the list below if you just want the quick tips.) Kayla is my third of four daughters. She’s my full-blown Ag Girl who could work circles
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If you haven’t tried making kombucha, I wanna change that; if you haven’t tried lilac blueberry kombucha, I hope I convince you that you’ll be a better person if you do. Okay, so that’s a little heavy handed. But I can promise that the few minutes of your day that you sit back with a
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It was a pretty monumental, cold, end-of-winter day when I discovered you can order succulents, wholesale, online. You know those little adorable plants that make wonderful party and wedding favors? Well, the first time I received that box of gorgeous plants and accessories, delivered right to my farmhouse porch on a freezing cold New England
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My favorite homesteading pinterest boards seem to always come to the rescue. This time of year, the rescue is needed in the gift-giving department. Tis the season to start to panic about those gift-giving needs that I haven’t figured out yet… It’s cold these days, the New England daylight hours of winter are too short,
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This week on the homestead there is fall foliage starting to turn yellows, oranges, and reds; black-gold compost being spread; apples and pumpkins being picked; and paper plate candy corn being hung. Let me explain… We wanted a fun activity for our small town’s Harvest Party. When we threw together the easiest, cutest garland that
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I’m excited today to give you a glimpse into my DIY garden trellis idea that my daughters and I hatched many springs ago. We needed a good trellis but had zero money to go buy one. Who am I kidding? Even if I had hundreds to invest in a trellis, I would have preferred THIS
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