By Melissa Norris | Gardening , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food
Learn how to plan your crops for the garden customized to your homesteading needs, just in time for 2018. I’m always excited about the new year, it’s when I take the time to step back and evaluate what’s working and what isn’t, and to make changes where they need to be. This is the season […]
Read MoreBy Anastasia Sakawsky | Main Dish , Recipes , Sides
Learn how to make perogies (or pierogies) from Anna, with her traditional Ukrainian Perogi recipe. I can hardly remember a Christmas dinner without perogies. I want to say it happened once and so many family members complained that it never happened again. Because these potato-filled dumplings aren’t just a staple of holiday dinners in my […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Frugal Living , Homestead Life , Podcast
How to spend $330 on groceries for a family of 4 on real food for a month without coupons, eating mostly organic, is doable. You can do it with as little as $82.50 a week, without coupons and that includes all meals, three squares a day! Let’s be real here, if you’re eating and buying […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | DIY Recipes & Tutorials , essential oils , Natural Medicine Cabinet
This homemade bath salt recipe is one of the easiest projects to whip up for gifts, either for yourself or lucky folks on your list. Not only is it frugal and easy, but this is one gift that has therapeutic benefits, score! Benefits of Bath Salts Bath salts aren’t actually made with salt, but […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Cultured Dairy , Recipes , Skills
An easy marinated cheese balls recipe you can make at home in less than 5 minutes, in a Mason jar, and costs me a fraction of the store bought version. You guys, I may no longer have to hide the marinated cheese in the back of the fridge under the Brussell sprouts so no one […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Frugal Living , Homestead Life , Lifestyle , Podcast
Having tools that work as hard as you do is very important in a homesteader’s life. Because there’s always more to do than we have hours in a day and if we can have a wee bit of help with that in our modern day kitchen and homes, then we should take full advantage. As […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | DIY Recipes & Tutorials , essential oils , Natural Medicine Cabinet
There’s little else I can think of than giving someone a gift that truly helps improve their lives. I remember when I first started down the path of choosing more natural products and moving away from synthetics. A whole new world opened up. Not only did I feel better, because let’s be honest, the proof […]
Read MoreBy Anastasia Sakawsky | Crafts , DIY Recipes & Tutorials , essential oils , Homestead Life , Skills
How to make soy candles at home with essential oils is one of the easiest ways to make candles. My kitchen is one of my favorite places to escape to. I love that it’s a space where I’m able to create things with my own two hands; Real, tangible, useful, nourishing things like meals made […]
Read MoreBy Lisa Barthuly | Crafts , DIY Recipes & Tutorials , essential oils , Homestead Life , Natural Medicine Cabinet , Skin Care
With these 15 homemade natural herbal bath and beauty gifts, I may just have to make an extra batch of everything, one for you, two for me. There’s no rule that says you can’t make yourself Christmas gifts, too, right? Not only are these great gifts, but there’s something to be said about giving yourself […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Homestead Life , Lifestyle , Podcast
Traditional Thanksgiving foods, recipes and traditions starting back from 1621 that we can use in how we prepare our holiday foods from the bounty of our land. And it’s pretty fun to see how things have changed and which foods have stood the test of centuries. Traditional Thanksgiving fare can differ quite a bit from […]
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