by Jessica | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Canning & Pickling, Gardening, Our Kitchen, Recipes
Garlic is a must in my kitchen and in my garden. Garlic has a very long growing season, about 7 months from planting to summer harvest. That’s a very long investment for one food crop so I want to make sure that my harvest is preserved so it will last the...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | Daily Life, DIY Homesteading
One of my reasons for homesteading was to simplify, slow down, and make the things I did more meaningful and grounded; I wanted an authentic life. Being ‘authentic’ for me, meant I didn’t want to be part of the rampant culture of excess and...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Jan 26, 2019 | Gardening
 Basil makes me happy. It’s amazing how one little plant can create a giddy summertime feel in me. Basil to me, is a little bit of a hot summer day followed by drinks on the porch in the evening. Basil is present in almost every recipe I make in the summer,...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Gardening
Garlic (Allium sativum) is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world and has been highly valued throughout the ages as a culinary spice. Garlic is a hardy perennial belonging to the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae); other members of this family include...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Canning & Pickling, Our Kitchen, Recipes
My family loves beans, black, garbanzo, white, navy and pinto are some of our favorites. We eat them at least once a day in salads, soups, dips and more! My children’s favorite ‘mom doesn’t want to cook’ meal is bean and cheese...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | Daily Life, DIY Homesteading
Living on a farm or homestead offers some very unique experiences that you won’t necessarily find in other living situations. Some are charming and endearing and some are just downright perplexing. When you ask somebody to describe a typical homestead or...
