Ideally, homesteading is something you establish while you're young and physically able to meet the demands of land preparation and manual labor. I'm only 26, but like I told my mother, I'm not counting on living to 100 unless the Good Lord allows it, so I'm really closer to middle age. Pregnancy and the subsequent … Continue reading The Homestead Balancing Act
Pepper Day!
Indoor seeding of the peppers happened this afternoon. I had initially planned to do it Sunday, but true to form, I procrastinated. I promise I'm trying to break that horrendous habit. Anyway, here's how it went down: I used 12 pack soda boxes as my planters because truthfully, buying the peat pots didn't increase my … Continue reading Pepper Day!
Paleo’s Dirty Little Secret
My father-in-law was trying to convince me we needed a piglet because he found some for sale at $100/each. I now know where my husband gets his powers of persuasion. They drive hard bargains. That said, I stood strong- I just don't think we are ready for a pig yet. And then I realized something... … Continue reading Paleo’s Dirty Little Secret
Marking Land Contour Lines
Ive decided I missed my calling in working with permaculture and land design elements, so I'm sprinting to catch up to it. We have to dig a swale on the property to control water flow across the land and to divert it away from our garden area. First I had to determine the contour lines … Continue reading Marking Land Contour Lines
Un-paper Towels
First let me start by saying this project is simple, it could be finished in a couple hours. But unfortunately, because of the demand placed on my attention by my two small children, it became infuriating and took over two days. Simple sewing machine troubleshooting took time I didn't have. Distractions aside, I'm really pleased … Continue reading Un-paper Towels
The Step Beyond
It's my birthday!!!! Usually I'd be really excited and surround myself with the color blue (it's my favorite) but this year, I'm suddenly keenly aware of the fact that I'm... Aging...*shivers* Ages 20-23 were a blast. I was fit (mostly) and by 23, healthy. I was running 30 miles a week and lifting weights. My … Continue reading The Step Beyond
Homemade Laundry Detergent
It's laundry detergent making day. I don't actually set aside a day specifically for making laundry soap, I just happened to have run out. So... Time to make some more. My recipe is simple and hypoallergenic, which my son and I require. My husband likes the scent so that's a bonus. Laundry soap ratios: 1 … Continue reading Homemade Laundry Detergent
My Tightwad Transformation
I'm not really a person who could be considered to be a tightwad. I do consider myself to be frugal, or at least I did... That is until I stumbled upon this book: To my surprise, I was already doing a few things to help save my family money and to stretch my husband's paychecks … Continue reading My Tightwad Transformation
Land Stewardship
Part of being a Christian is the good stewardship of God's blessings and resources. We've been fortunate in always having God's provision for our family and we respond in faithfulness by using it well. So my goal then had always been, but especially now as our family grows and money has to stretch further, to … Continue reading Land Stewardship
Compost Bin Update
We finally got around to completing the compost bins' frames. Yay! There was a hiccup in our measurements though. My husband measured and cut the boards to the dimensions I specified, but I hadn't made clear how they were going to be put together, so long story short, we ended up with rectangles rather than … Continue reading Compost Bin Update
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