From-Scratch Side Dishes

7 Frugal Fall Recipes for Real Food Kitchens

Quinoa and Black Bean Salad Recipe

Homemade Refried Beans in 10 Minutes

Pioneering Today-Baked Garlic and Butternut Squash Recipe and Freezer Tips

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

How Much to Plant Per Person for a Year’s Worth of Food

How to Grow Fruit Trees

Small Space Vegetable Gardening Urban Gardening Tips

Raising Baby Chicks – Beginners Guide for the First 6 Weeks

When Butchering a Cow the Best Cuts of Meat to Get

Integrating New Chicks to Existing Flocks Q&A Chicken Raising

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)