The BEST soaps are made from animals fats. They provide a hard, silky soap bar and a great suds. It is also the best way to not waste a butchered...

AcornSquashKale AppleBananaKale Avocado Black BeanApple BananaAppleOatmeal CarrotKaleHam Straw-berryBlackBeanBanana Sweet PotatoApple Roast all veggies/fruits except strawberries and kale. Combine in a blender the combinations you want and put into BPA free...

I wrote my plans to start a homestead this past January. I have wanted to do something self-reliant for quite some time now, but finally putting into play is really...

I caught the chicken bug. I'm adding 20 more laying hens. Black Australorps. This particular breed was developed in Australia, from Black Orpingtons imported from England, hence the name: Austral...

Pork, it’s what’s for dinner. Bacon, sausage, chops, loin, ribs…what isn’t good about pork? I know, the price tag. Therefore, I have decided to grow our own, yet healthier.I chose...

I feel like a little school girl all squermy and excited. I would scream but find that highly annoying. Bees! They are finally here. They came from a guy up...

The fencing is finally complete and I have picked up my 11 week old pigs. Yorkshire hogs to be exact. I chose the Yorkshire breed because they were one of...

I blame it on the weather. Seriously, it was 34 degrees today and windy! It was actually snowing in the cities. My plants are doing great indoors, but they are...

I want my children to know where food comes from. Not just the aisle of the grocery store. It's such a fabulous thing to run to the grocery store for...

Coffee. Need I say more. Ok, I will... I have been trying different coffees everywhere I have traveled. Most of them have one thing in common, the burnt taste. And...

My little man has graduated to more complex foods. These are for 7 months+. He loves these combinations. To make, I just roast the fruits for 30 minutes and the...

The 'conventional' smokers out there hold 2 chickens maybe 3, unless you get the deluxe smoker for $400 that holds 6-8. Pheuuy! Make your own :) From start to finish...