The smell of spring is in the air, that means baby chicks will be arriving soon. This is my favorite time of year around the homestead with all the new life happening. While your waiting for the chicks to arrive now is the perfect time to get all the essential baby chick care things in place. If ...
ThriveLife- An Honest Review Bonus Mexican Lasagna Recipe
Updated 11/2018 After some shifts in Thrivelife focus as a business, I no longer am a consultant for them. They still have amazing foods but they shifted to focus more on a meal delivery style business which doesn't line up with food storage for my family. I will be looking into other sellers ...
Ultimate Seed Starting Guide: A Roundup of Helpful Tips
Seed starting can be so intimidating knowing where to start. Most people give up after starting a bunch of seeds then they fail to grow. Simply overwhelmed with all the things to do. I understand there are times it still feels like a lot to me. Starting seeds is something I look forward to every ...
5 Things to do in Feb for the Best Garden Ever
It's 74 here in Missouri, nothing like a good temptation to start all the seeds NOW! As tempting as it may seem for most of us it's still just a tad bit early to start most of the garden seeds. It was the perfect day to do some garden prep. Today seemed like the perfect thing to share with you guy ...
Practical Guide: to Planning Your Garden to feed Your Family
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Which Breed of Chickens are Best for the Homestead?
You've decided its time to add some chickens to your homestead but where to start there are so many choices? Hopefully, after reading this, you will be able to narrow down the list. There's a couple of things to consider when picking the ideal chickens for your homestead or backyard. ...
5 Things to do at the End of Garden Season
With winter fast approaching and the days getting shorter its time to tidy up after a busy summer of gardening. [social_warfare][clickToTweet tweet="Have you prepped your garden for winter?" quote="5 Things to do at the end of garden season"] These five things will have you all ready ...
Homesteaders Getting More Bang from Your Apple Harvest
[social_warfare] This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure policy for details. Here in the hills of Missouri apple harvest is in full swing. I headed out to our local orchard and ended up coming home with THREE bushels of gorgeous Johnna golds. These were the best ...