whether new to gardening, looking to up your gardening game or looking for the perfect gift for the gardener in your life these are the very best garden tools for beginners (or just garden lovers) that won’t cost you an arm and a leg! They say you’re only as good…
Ducks on the homestead
Sure they are cute and adorable but are homestead ducks right for YOUR homestead? The pros and cons of raising ducks on your homestead or in your backyard. You know what I’m pretty bad at? Saying no to homestead animals. I’m pretty certain I have an addiction. I can…
7 of the best ways to beat the cold & flu NATURALLY
Like it or not the cold and flu season is here. And just like that catchy tune “love is in the air’, germs are in the air, and on the shopping cart handles and well just about everywhere. But really that’s no need to panic, take a little immune boosting…
Essential Oils the Homesteaders Best Friend
Yeah, you read that right, essential oils are the homesteaders best friend. Before you accuse me of having lost my mind hear me out. It is true, essential oils on the homestead are, well, essential. I am not here to convince you to buy this brand or that brand, but…
Marshmallow Benefits & Uses
If I say marshmallow it probably conjures up childhood memories of campfires and smores. Rightfully so. However the marshmallows we have today only received the name of the herbal healing plant our ancestors once knew. The marshmallow benefits and uses are many, while any side effects are very few if…
We ‘broke up’ with the grocery store & what we do instead
I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that grocery shopping with kids can be a drag. Whether you have 1 kid or 10, they usually always make it 150% more difficult. “Mom, I want this”, “we need that” ugh it’s just never-ending. The dreadful layout is made to be…
Morning Routines | the ‘secret sauce’ in homeschooling
If you are a free spirit type homeschool mom (I am). We don’t much like the thought of a homeschool schedule or routine. That sounds boring right! Trust me I know. My inner spirit animal is something that parties all night and sleeps till noon. However my “spirit animal” took back seat…
Homemade Cantaloupe Popsicles
There is nothing better than cold garden-fresh fruit on a summers day. I think envisioning my kids eating homegrown melons with juice dripping down their faces was the motivation I needed to learn to garden and grow our own food! You know what though kids are still kids and they…
Yarrow | Uses and Benefits
Sometimes I love weeds. Well, at least a plant others consider being a weed. I mean they have an insatiable desire to thrive no matter where they are. Unlike some more “well-liked” puny garden annuals, that have to be constantly babied. So what is better than a weed that not only…
Why we start our Homeschool days with meditation
Some mornings nothing goes well. That can be the truth of a homeschool moms life. Coffee gets cold as diaper blowouts with toddlers are followed by unfocused hyperactivity or whiny negative attitudes with school-age kids. Let’s just be real as homeschoolers some mornings are just the pits… We are no exception. Then…
The Upcycled DIY Chick Brooder
Its spring and what is more fitting in spring than baby chicks? Maybe ducklings, goslings, keets…. Ok just being honest I am a sucker for all of them (it’s the cuteness I just can’t help myself). What better way to start the spring season than with an easy DIY. The upcycled…
Vida Soap Review
I know you know we believe in clean food around here. So I am equally sure you know we believe in clean products for our body as well. However finding clean products has led us to many DIY’s, clean personal care products can just be so hard to find! When…
Sage benefits and uses
What if I told you it is something so beneficial you’ll want to pull out more than once a year on Thanksgiving? Sage benefits are vast aiding everything from cholesterol levels to stress levels sage just might be one herb to consider for both your spice cabinet and your medicine…
DIY Detoxifying Coffee Face Scrub
Have you ever gone anywhere or done something out of your normal routine and realized you have thrown your whole body out of balance? Maybe it was traveling food, or hotel shower water, but now your body, face, and skin are screaming help!!! Ok, no problem…. Nothing a little detoxifying…
Dear Homeschool Mom, You’re tougher than you think
Dear Homeschool Mom, Let’s talk. To all you other amazing, not homeschool mama’s out there, no offense intended. I still admire all that you do, I applaud all the hard mom work. But right now I want to talk to my homeschooling mamas. Truth be known homeschooling is a rare…
Sweetie, you’re not gluten intolerant, your body just hates poison!
Ok, I know I titled that with a bold statement. So before you get the desire to start throwing rotten cabbage and tomatoes at me, hear me out. I know I have shared, in the past, the particular background that we have that has given us a unique perspective. To…
Homeschooling | The hidden value of teaching kids to garden
You homeschool, and it’s no easy task, I know. So why exactly do you want to add ‘teaching your kids to garden’ to the list of knowledge you are trying to imbue them with? Why getting your young learners out and into a garden can supercharge all their learning, and…
Homestyle Egg Drop Soup
At the risk of sounding “unamerican”, I am going to share a secret. I don’t like chicken noodle soup. There I said it! that wasn’t so bad, right? It’s really nothing bad, I just have damaged memories of that condensed soup in a can. Tiny noodles, bits of meat (I…
What kind of homesteader are you?
What kind of homesteader are you? With so many terms out there the lines can seem to blur. The farm… A homestead…An urban homestead… Naturalist/ the health nut… Permaculture…. Preppers/ survivalists, the list goes on. In homesteading circles, these questions seem to come up, and most people tend to associate…
Getting started with goats
You have been excessively scrolling Pinterest checking out every pin of cute baby goats you can find, and you are ready to take the next step in homesteading and start you a little herd of goats. Why not right? You have brought up all the valid points like dairy independence,…
New Years resolutions for the Homesteader
If you dream of sitting on a porch with a tea in hand watching your kids play in the yard, with sounds of a rooster and maybe a few spoiled goats in the background then chances are you are a homesteader, or an aspiring one. As many a homestead dreamer…
Healthy Lactation Cookies | Oatmeal Raisin
Lactation cookies… If you are a breastfeeding mom no doubt you have seen or at least heard of them. Cookies with a claim to help increase breastmilk supply. While many breastfeeding mothers often worry about low milk supply, any possible improvement is a good thing, right? These delicious yet refined-sugar…
Homeschooling | teaching lost skills
There is no doubt that homeschooling can put you and your kids at an advantage. That list of advantages is ever-growing too. With the advancement of technologies and programs extending to suit families of all sorts of alternative learning models, the opportunities available to homeschoolers is more than any other…
November Round-Up | Blessings surround us
November is saying sayonara? How did that happen? It seems almost unreal that this year is nearly-gone, and with a blink of an eye. Novemeber is leaving but not without leaving it’s mark. Blessings that surround us With November we often get the chance to stop and reflect and look…
Natural solutions to holiday stress and anxiety
Panic, fear and budget-busting scenarios set in…. Long car rides of cranky toddlers or teenagers with a destination to stressful in-laws, to spend time during the holiday season can make anyone feel less than joyful. The feelings would be more accurately pure dread right? I know the feeling all too…
DIY herbal baby powder
Have you ever heard of herbal baby powder? A soothing, healing, smell good powder to dust little bums with and feel good because you KNOW what’s in it. This easy to make DIY baby powder will not only have you feeling good knowing what’s in it, but you can forever…
30 things to NOT say to parents of a big family
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato Have you ever met someone and thought you should talk less, that maybe they say things that are no where near appropriate. 30 things to not say to a big family. Last…