You can always go out to the store to buy some decor for your homestead or garden. But to me, there is nothing like using your hands, nature, and a little bit of creativity to bring beauty into your home. Join me as I share our farmhouse kitchen tablescape and some simple DIY ways to add rustic farmhouse style to any home.
[Read more…] about How to Add Rustic Farmhouse Style to Any HomeFarmhouse Garden Update #1
I haven’t been on here for a bit talking about our homestead because we’ve been busy updating it! We have about a quarter acre in a farming community and we’ve been working on the outside of our simple little farmhouse. I imagine these projects will go throughout the summer, so I wanted to provide updates along the way.
[Read more…] about Farmhouse Garden Update #1Healthy Costco Grocery Haul
We love cooking from scratch and eating organic, farm-to-table when we can. Every now and then we run out of a lot of food at one time and chose to do a healthy Costco grocery haul. Here’s what we bought to cook homemade meals every day without going back to the store for, hopefully, a while!
[Read more…] about Healthy Costco Grocery HaulHow to Make Homemade Rustic Sourdough Bread
There is nothing better than homemade rustic sourdough bread. I shared with you all last week how much we use our sourdough starter in our house, and this is our favorite way to use it.
[Read more…] about How to Make Homemade Rustic Sourdough BreadHow to Build a Stand for Planter Box using a Trough
We have two different gardens in our small homestead backyard. This year we chose to use a galvanized horse trough for a planter box and build a cedar wood stand under it. That way, we’ll have one planter box on the deck and the other on the ground. Come see how we built a stand for our trough planter box and filled it to get ready for spring at the homestead.
[Read more…] about How to Build a Stand for Planter Box using a TroughAll-Natural Homemade Gift Basket
If you are like me and get tired of ordering gifts off Amazon for people, try making an all-natural homemade gift basket. All you need are a few simple ingredients that you may already have in your home to make some really great gifts for a homemaker. Plus there’s just something so special about homemade gifts. Grab these recipes for your mom, sister, or yourself if you’re looking to learn a little all-natural homemaking!
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Once again, the cast iron saves the day. What I love about cast iron steaks is you can use a meat thermometer to control how well done the steak is, and you can keep flipping for your desired crispy-ness. Learn how to make cast iron steak so next time it’s raining out you don’t have to go BBQ!
[Read more…] about How to Make Cast Iron SteakHow to Make Sourdough Starter from Scratch
Sourdough starter is a mixture of flour and water that has been fermented so it has active and alive cultures. Making your own bread products with sourdough starter means you’ll get all the health benefits of that active bacteria, which is great for gut health and just tastes amazing. Learn how to make sourdough starter and all my tips for maintaining those healthy cultures.
[Read more…] about How to Make Sourdough Starter from ScratchHow I learned Simple Living with these Top 9 Homesteading Books
I always knew that a simple life with hand cooked food and a heart for the home was what I wanted one day. Even when I was working a full time corporate job and living in a city apartment by myself. I would sit at my computer and dreamed of one day owning farm animals and spending my whole day in kitchen. It wasn’t until my late 20s that John and I were able to save up enough for me to go part time, and focus more on working from the home. But where to start? In this post I share with you my favorite homesteading books to start living that simple homestead life.
[Read more…] about How I learned Simple Living with these Top 9 Homesteading BooksFarmhouse Easter Table Setting
Last week I set up our Easter tablescape. I always look forward to setting up our table for every holiday and season. Sometimes it’s just a simple floral arrangement or change in placemats. I keep a small stash of linens and placements in the cupboard that I swap out every few weeks. These are just some of the very simple ways you can set up a tablescape without spending much money. Find some simple farmhouse easter table setting ideas in this post. Thanks for stopping by the homestead!
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