By Melissa Norris | Gardening , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food
Sheet mulching is one of the easiest ways to build up your soil, in fact, I’m going to call it the lazy way to compost and that makes it one of my favorites! When it comes to growing a productive and healthy garden, it always comes back down to the health of your soil. In […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Cattle , Livestock , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food
When getting your beef from a local farmer or raising it yourself, you need to know when butchering a cow (technically a bovine and usually a steer or heifer) cuts of meat that are essential to make sure you’re getting the most from the animal and the cuts that will serve you and your family […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Podcast , Recipes
Baking hacks and tips for busy night, I use these tips all year long in order to get homemade from scratch food on the table rather than relying on processed convenience items from the store (they taste better, are healthier, and cost less than buying a tube or can of this and that). My secret […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Cattle , Homestead-Life , Livestock , Podcast
How to get the most from your grass fed beef on butcher day. When you’re raising or purchasing your own beef, you want to make sure you’re getting as most from it as possible, but many people don’t know there are quite a few cuts of meat you should be getting right on butcher day. […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Gardening , Podcast , Vegetables
Plant covers for cold weather gardening so you can grow vegetables all year long (or as close to possible) and what vegetables will be fine through the winter without any protection at all! We know that as homesteaders and gardeners, our goal is to grow as long as possible. This allows us to harvest our […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Frugal Living , Homestead-Life , Lifestyle , Podcast
Hygge style living is a Danish tradition but truthfully, it’s about seasonal living and something many homesteaders naturally turn to during the fall and winter months. With just a little bit of intentionality, you can embrace and practice it on a deeper level for a restorative and balanced life rich with relationships and meaning during […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Bread , Podcast , Recipes
Ever wondered why is my bread dense and heavy or why is my bread crumbly? Learning to make the perfect loaf of homemade bread, that doesn’t fall flat, can be tricky. Trickier still when you add in sourdough, but these tips for better bread baking will help you turn out the perfect sandwich loaf or […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Gardening , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food
Tips for gardening and homesteading that are free or low cost and make a big impact, I’ll take ’em! It’s that time of year that many of us are reflecting on what we can do next year to have a better harvest and save money on projects and other stuff to run the homestead. Most of […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Gardening , Podcast
Learning how to improve soil health is the single biggest thing any gardener can do to grow a better garden. As gardeners and homesteaders, we depend on the harvest of our garden because we all know if we have a bad harvest it can change the trajectory of whether we have enough fresh food to […]
Read MoreBy Heather Harris | Dessert , Recipes
Vinegar pie is about as old-fashioned as you can get, it hails from the pioneer days and early settlers when they wanted a sweet treat and no fruit or other pie filling makings were available. This also has a relative shorter baking time than compared to apple pies, making it easier for a homestead cook […]
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