Homesteadian Blogs

Post a project for a chance to win the book! Everyone who posts a finished homesteading project during the month of November will be entered into a draw and one lucky winner will receive The Made-from-Scratch Life: Simple Ways to Create a Natural Hom

What are the benefits of gardening? Physical? Mental? Spiritual? Stewardship? Making a difference  [Benefits_of_gardening.PNG] With age comes wisdom and, at 64, a lot of stuff that I have known for years, wisdom that I have known for years, seems to t

You won’t know until you try. Put the seeds in the ground and do a garden experiment. [Winter_garden_experiment 2.PNG] My  Garden Journal  I’ve created this section of my blog primarily for my records, so that I know when I planted what. October 3

What to do with Swiss Chard when you don’t like it sautéed? [Garden_Swiss_chard_burrito.PNG] After lots of searching, I finally found a recipe for Swiss Chard that was not a sauté: using it as a wrap! Brilliant. The Contents  First, pressure cook

[Standing_Bear_Network_Maple_Syrup.jpg] This morning, this teachings story appeared in my FB feed and my first thought went to homesteading and the work involved in maintaining a happy, healthy home. (Shared with permission from Standing Bear Netwo

Spruce up the green beans with freeze-dried ingredients [Meal_from_freeze_dried.jpg] From the Garden  Green beans have to be one of the best vegetables to grow in a homesteading garden because they keep on producing throughout the entire season! Ab

Building your family homestead begins with the dream.  [How_to_build_a_homestead.PNG] First things first  What is the dream? Everyone’s vision of a homestead is different. What do you want yours to be like? • what does it look like? • What does it f

I was doing so well at organizing my blogs and then I forgot that I had set up one specifically for recipes!  My latest blog is a recipe for   >>> Ham Soup <<< Rather than talking about it twice, I’m going to send you over to the blog I posted this

Ham Soup: a frugal meal on my homestead  [Ham_soup_frugal_meals.PNG] Today, I bought a ham, with bone in, for just $10. Now that is a good price, here in Canada, but even better when I think about how many meals that I’m going to get out of it.  Mak

A few Simple Seed Starting Tips and Tricks will have you on your way to growing a successful garden.  Learning to Grow a Garden Love the idea of gardening but feel overwhelmed at the thought of starting? Questions like, how do I learn to garden or wh

When you don’t feel like cooking, open some jars of freezedried food. [Cooking_with_freezedried_and_garden_veg.PNG] After covering the Hoophouse with plastic, today, I just didn’t feel like having to cook something.  Making a Meal from Freeze-Dried

Will the Hoophouse survive the winter? What we did was easy for these two seniors to do! [Hoophouse_winter_protection.PNG] While the weather is nice, it is time to work on the Hoophouse for the winter protection. We are in the midst of some nice, wa