Category: Homesteading

7 years ago, we had our hearts set on raising chickens. We lived on a small lot in town and we weren’t sure how it would go. We researched everything from brooders, to feed, to medical care, and everything in between. We were nervous about the commitment and instead decided to raise 25 birds for

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We are one week into our pantry challenge, and it is going well! I wanted to share a little bit about how we have used up some of our freezer and pantry stash so far. We discovered we had quite a bit of meat in our freezer that we didn’t even remember, so we can

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One of my dear friends on Instagram (ThreeRiversHomestead) is hosting a pantry challenge. The object of the challenge is to use only what is preserved in your freezer or pantry to feed your family for 3 months. Families can participate in any capacity that they choose and can join in and follow along with the

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Our 2019 garden was a major success. We planted some of our old favorite varieties and some new varieties too. A couple of the new varieties we planted really stood out as “must plant every year” seeds. Now that our seed catalogs have started to arrive, I am excited to plan next years garden. Being

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I have had great success growing tomatoes over the last few years. We can only eat so many fresh tomatoes and salsa though, so I thought I would share my favorite ways to use and preserve tomatoes from the garden. Fresh Fresh tomatoes are so delicious. I love a good salsa or chili made fresh.

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This year we doubled the size of the garden by our house and also added a new garden on our back acreage. This meant we needed to have a load of compost and topsoil delivered to fill our new raised beds and to add to our new garden. After making some calls, it was difficult

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In our house, a dilly bean is the 2nd best way to eat a green bean, only after eating them fresh. Last year I made 8 pints of dilly beans in August and they were gone by November. This year I am going to make at least double that, because if my kids are eating

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We have big plans for the gardens this year! In fact, we are adding a 30′ x 24′ garden on our back acreage, expanding our current garden by about double, and fencing in the backyard. All of these things seemed like great ideas when the snow was 5 feet deep, but now the work has

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Winter is here in full force right now. We are buried under snow and the bitter cold has been a real issue this season. Luckily, chickens and ducks are very cold hardy and can survive this weather just fine! I’m sure they are anxiously awaiting warmer weather, but our birds have become accustomed to cold

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