Living homemade and from scratch everyday
More than once, in the variety of online forums and in my interactions, many people have asked, how do you do it all? How can you cook from scratch, raise animals for food and maintain a garden AND work (or homeschool, work from home or even maintain a blog)? Well, I am excited to present new series with the solution! Read further for how I solve working full time and homesteading.
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Learn how to save seeds from kale! Saving seeds saves money and increases self sufficiency. Letting some of your plants go to seeds can be great for next year’s garden.
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In my journey to be more homemade and from scratch, I have become much more familiar with the supplies needed to achieve this in the kitchen. In particular, there are many different supplies that shorten the amount of time it takes to make things at home. Which as a full time working mom I am always trying to do.
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Every spring people across the country excitedly welcome the newest members of their home: baby chicks. This is an easy DIY chick brooder you can put together in just a few minutes.
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There is an old saying, “the best time to plant a fruit was 20 years ago. The next best time is now” (Chinese proverb). For any homestead there are a lot of options to consider when selecting fruit trees. Apples? Pears? Oranges? This is a list of some alternatives that are just as wonderful and often have many other benefits besides good taste.
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One of the tenants of a homesteader is to reuse everything. Sheets with holes? No problem! Shirt too small, towel fraying, anything at all, I try to reuse until it simply disintigrates.
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