We are sisters who want to create a place for dreamers, the secret backyard chicken keepers, the collectors of lost knowledge, the industrious gardener, and the hopefully curious. This is a place for all who have dreams of living a sustainable life connected to the community that they live in. We believe that a person can live a sustainable homesteading life no matter where they are. A person with herbs on the windowsill, a cheesemaker, friends taking knitting classes, a neighbor who shares garden tools, a plot at a community garden, this is the face of the modern homesteader. A person just like you……Do what you can, where you are, and live a joyous life doing so.
When Fences Fail
Now I know we all have an idealized view of homesteading, at least I did! Chickens and turkeys meandering in your spring green lawn, happily eating bugs and vegetation. Perhaps some lambs and goats frolicking around your fields while you're faithful dog guards them...
Saving Money on the Homestead!
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 consumerism. Don't get...
Top-Bar Beehive Plans
I've always wanted to keep bees. When I was planning my homestead, beekeeping was at the top of my want to do list. Keeping bees fit some idealistic fantasy I had about homesteading, I pictured a peaceful hive busily buzzing around my yard, somewhat near my garden...
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
I really love to bake, the process of baking is my zen moment in a hectic and busy day. I love to bake pretty much anything. Sometimes, I like the baking process more than actually eating what I make, I swear. This is one of those recipes. My husband really...
How to Grow Basil – Everything You Need To Know
 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...
Cold-Weather Rabbit Hutch Plans
 Now, I know it's almost spring, the snow is almost gone, maybe not at my house but at most peoples. So why am I talking about cold-weather rabbit hutches when it's spring? Most people when they start out raising meat rabbits will get their first rabbits in the...
How to Grow the Best Garlic
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...
Pressure Canning Beans
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 quesadillas. They eat them...
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~ Jessica & April