Loose Leaf Tea for Frugal Caffeine Lovers
Caffeine Lovers People love caffeine. They drink coffee, tea, and hot cocoa, or sip other caffeinated beverages such as soda or energy drinks every day…sometimes all day long. I won’t… Read more »
Making Broth on Your Woodstove
Our wood stove really makes our house feel like a home. I love having the warmth in winter, plus it’s so nice to fill the tea kettle for hot… Read more »
My Homesteading Adventure
Check out my article on The Backyard Farming Connection. My Homestead Highlight originally published on December 19th, 2012. If you are interested in sharing your homesteading story with Gretchen’s readers,… Read more »
All Buttoned Up! A Guest Post
Welcome to Jenny from Black Fox Homestead! I’m so thrilled to share this guest post from Jenny with you today! Jenny recently started co-hosting The HomeAcre Hop with me, and… Read more »
Cranberry-Orange Marmalade
See also How to Make Cranberry Jam and How to Make Jam from Frozen Fruit Cranberry Orange Marmalade Yield: approximately 15 half pints 20 oranges, washed 8 cups sugar 3 packages… Read more »
Cleaning Out the Root Cellar
Using Up Root Cellar Fruits and Vegetables March is the time of year that homesteaders need to start cleaning out their root cellars and finishing up the last of their… Read more »
Farm to Table Through the Year E-book Announcement!
Farm to Table Through the Year I’m very excited to announce the upcoming release of the new Farm to Table Through the Years e-book on March 14th! This book was… Read more »
Whole Grain Cinnamon Pancake Mix
Make Ahead Mix Saves You Time and Money! It’s nice to have baking mixes in the cupboard for whipping up quick breads, muffins (you can find my whole grain muffin… Read more »
Seeds for Self Sufficiency
Heirloom Seeds Most gardeners purchase fresh packets of seeds each year to plant their garden. There’s nothing wrong with this, of course. However, if you would like to ‘save… Read more »
Chocolate Pudding Muffins
Sounds decadent, right? Well, I ‘healthied’ it up for you and made this with whole grains and a real dairy pudding from scratch. I started out by using the… Read more »
Homemade Chocolate Pudding
Chocolate! I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who doesn’t like chocolate in it’s many wondrous forms! We love chocolate in our house and you can read more about… Read more »
Possum in the Hen House
See also Killing a Possum on the Homestead Possums are Predators Every chicken enthusiast dreads the potential predator attack. Hawks and owls can pick off a chicken before you know… Read more »
Cottage Cheese – Made From Sour Milk
Making Cottage Cheese from Sour Milk Making cottage cheese from sour milk is a great way to reduce waste, save money, and get some extra protein in your diet. Are… Read more »
Sour Milk – Don’t Toss it Out!
When Good Milk Goes Bad I buy 2 or 3 gallons of raw milk each week from a local farmer. It’s no problem at all for our family of 3… Read more »
Boston Brown Bread
Find more uses for sour milk in my article Sour Milk – Don’t Toss it Out! Old Fashioned Brown Bread I found a recipe for brown bread on line that… Read more »
Homemade Ricotta Cheese
See also Sour Milk – Don’t Toss it Out! and Cottage Cheese Made from Sour Milk Ricotta Cheese I’ve seen a couple of posts about making ricotta cheese recently and it… Read more »
Chocolate Chip Muffins
I get a lot of use out of the Whole Grain Muffin Mix recipe my friend Audrey shared with me last year. This time I used it to make… Read more »
The Gardening Notebook – Ebook Review
Review of The Gardening Notebook by Angi Schneider I’ve kept notes on garden information, thoughts, and observations for years. So you can imagine my delight when Angi asked me… Read more »
Dried Beans in a Jar
Perhaps this post would more aptly be named ‘My Dad is full of Beans.’ Keep reading to find out why! Look at this gorgeous jar of beans my parents… Read more »
How to Butcher a Chicken
How to Butcher a Chicken A Step by Step Tutorial Do you want to know how to butcher a chicken? I butcher my home raised chickens so that my family… Read more »