by April | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | DIY Homesteading, Food Preservation
Homesteading can be a fickle lifestyle. A late frost can kill your tomato starts, deer come by and eat all of your strawberry plants. Some years, no matter how hard you try, your beehive swarms and your incubator fritzes out and kills your turkey eggs, and yet somehow...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | Daily Life, DIY Homesteading
Cleaning is a chore that never goes away, especially on the homestead. My kitchen takes a hit from so much food preparation, my bathrooms from my children and husband (Sorry Greg, I am blaming you too) floors from an old dog that sleeps in the corner. When my children...
by April | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | DIY Homesteading
Our homestead in Fairbanks is on top of a north facing ridge surrounded by black spruce trees. Black spruce trees just happen to be very flammable, catching fire easily and burning fast and hot, and wildfires have the nasty habit of burning uphill. When we moved into...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | Daily Life, DIY Homesteading
I have been many things in this world, and often they were challenging and gratifying, but one of my favorites was being a bookstore owner. My husband and I bought the bookstore after he retired from his military career. I had always dreamed of owning a bookstore but...
by April | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | Daily Life, DIY Homesteading
When was the last time you donated to Goodwill or another charitable donation site? Did you see the piles of donated items? Brand new Items, some with tags, some in the packaging. I always think why? Why are things so disposable? Don’t we work for 40+ hours a...
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...
