Growing up, most kids have chores, but few had such a delicious chore as picking strawberries from our family’s garden. That was a sure sign that spring was in the air. As a little girl, I loved strawberries alone or on top of the little yellow sponge cakes available at the grocery store. After …
There are signs of spring all around us, even if it is the middle of February! Over the last two weeks, we have been enjoying these rather uncommon warm days by going for walks around the neighborhood, playing outside, and even getting some yard work done. One thing is for certain … this warm weather …
I am really enjoying the monthly projects during the Food In Jars Mastery Challenge! This month our focus was supposed to be on salt preserving a fruit or vegetable. I have made preserved lemons before, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to try something new. I wanted to cure olives, but they …
I have seen quite a few planting calendars circulating on Facebook lately. They are coming from various bloggers, seed catalogs, and garden centers. And while I’m sure these planting calendars contain lots of great information, one key part of information is missing from all of them … A location! It may seem obvious that if …
Homesteading Goals for 2017 Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. For our family, it’s a way of life on our little 1/4-acre in the middle of suburbia. While there is still a lot we rely on others for, there is a lot we can do for ourselves. Through gardening, food preservation, and a lot of …
