Skin Care

39 Apple Cider Vinegar Uses

Herbal Wound Healing Salve Recipe

Homemade Calendula Oil (+ How to Use It)

Dandelion Salve Recipe – DIY Healing Salve

15 Homemade Natural Herbal Bath and Body Gifts

Homemade Tinted Lip Balm Recipe- Easy DIY

DIY Homemade Cinnamon-Oatmeal Shaving Soap in a Mason Jar

3 Ingredient Homemade Lip Balm Recipe

DIY Herbal Bentonite Clay Face Mask and Scrub

Herbal Salve Recipe for Dry Skin

Howdy, I’m Melissa!

I’m so glad you’re here. This is the place for all of us who loved Little House when we were young and thought Laura was our best friend. It’s where we grow dinner in the backyard and think everything looks and tastes better when it comes from a Mason jar. Here, you’ll find my favorite from-scratch recipes, herbal remedies and tutorials, and all my gardening tips from my 20+ years of growing and raising our own food.

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My Most Popular Posts

7 Tips for Crunchy Pickles Every Time

Easy Sourdough Tortilla Recipe

Best Beginner Sourdough Sandwich Bread No Yeast

Fresh Raspberry Juice Recipe

Canning Tomato Sauce (Water-Bath & Pressure Canning)

Bakery Style Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Want to grow a year’s worth of food?

Know exactly how many plants per person you need to plant with my easy worksheet and chart!

Summer Canning Recipes

Strawberry Jam Recipe without Pectin and Low Sugar

How to Can Green Beans the Easy Way – Raw Pack

How to Make Mustard Pickles – Great-Grandma’s Recipe

Cherry Pie Filling Recipe (Canning Instructions)

Best Homemade Pickles Recipe (Garlic Dill Pickles)