by April | Last Updated: Mar 20, 2020 | Gardening
One of my many goals in life is to someday raise all my own food for my family, vegetables and meat both, or at least as much as I can. I really don’t see olive trees growing in Fairbanks anytime soon but, hey you never know. In the meantime, I try not to be...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Canning & Pickling, Our Kitchen, Recipes
I grow a large garden every year but, never large enough to fulfill all of my canning needs, so off to our local farmers market I go. August is an amazing month at the farmers market, everything is available in bulk, at a great price. 25 lbs of tomatoes go for $14,...
by April | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Baking, Our Kitchen, Recipes
The end of July marks wild blueberry season in Fairbanks, the transition season where summer ends and the rainy fall season of August begins. This is a short, high-intensity season where you maybe have a two to three-week window to pick you blueberries for the...
by April | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | DIY Homesteading
Now in an ideal world, every homestead would contain an equal amount of gently sloped and flat land. Every homestead also would be south facing, have great soil, an ample water supply, some gentle shade trees, beautiful fields, a big red or white barn and plentiful...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Canning & Pickling, Our Kitchen, Recipes
Every family has that quick weeknight meal that takes moments to prepare and is loved by everybody. When I was a kid it was grilled cheese and Campbell’s tomato soup. To a 7-year-old it was THE BEST DINNER EVER. I love to share the things that I enjoyed as a...
