Even though we’ve owned a cow for three years, I’ve just now gotten to a point where I feel like a butter expert. I figured it’s time I tell y’all how to make this amazingness… and the buttermilk… and the buttermilk French toast that results from making butter… because it’s ALL crazy good. And if […]
Glorious real butter (and why it took me so long to learn how to make it) Read More »
Steadfast. Unchanging, no matter what. Not too many things are that way today. And we don’t often WANT things to be dutifully firm. We want better, fancier, higher pixels and lower carbs. Upgraded, boosted, and improved. “Modern” tends to be what folks desire, and “old-fashioned” has a bad rap. But I see it the opposite
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Seriously, today I’m gonna tell you how to make your own lilac sugar that can’t be beat. You’ll love sweetening your tea with it, sprinkling some over your next cupcakes, or using it to bake scones or sugar cookies. And it’s about the easiest thing I’ve ever made. In fact, the secret about lilac sugar?
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How to Clean Skunk Smell off of Your Dog It was so foul. If your dog gets sprayed by a skunk your stomach will turn, you will cry, you will actually taste the foulness, it is that bad, and you will definitely need to know this… Tomato juice won’t cut it. And most likely there
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Mint Lilac Tea–which I can totally grow, harvest, dry, and make at home–gives me great joy for very little effort. Now you can’t say that about many things in life. So I figured it was about time that I tell you about this tea.
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Eggshells are loaded with calcium, which is a key ingredient in good soil. So if you’re looking for a great way to improve garden soil, stop throwing away your egg shells! Seriously. If you’d like to see how I make the easiest-ever compost tea, be sure to catch my instructional video below. And if you’re
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I’m often asked if I’d rather raise chickens or ducks. Yes. . . Let me explain. . . Are there pros and cons to each kind of bird? Absolutely. Most days, if I had to pick only one to have on the farm, I’d pick chickens. But once in a while, I’d pick ducks. I
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Why do I throw away the ice in my sap buckets? Read on for the full scoop.
Guess why I’m excited to have ice in my sap bucket? Read More »
Yep, I’m an expert at homesteading mistakes. Turns out it’s my mistakes that seem to interest my readers the most. I just looked back at my old posts, and these 12 are the ones you all have been reading and finding the most helpful recently. But first, I gotta tell you a big excitement around
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We all know it; it’s just hard to remember. . . there is joy to be found in every season. And there are wonderful things to do in the winter. No doubt. It’s just hard for me not to long for warm garden dirt under my nails; tall grass rippling in the sun; sweet new
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