Meet Samantha Hatt of East Pine Home, who lives in Canada, and a mother to six children. You can usually find her making a mess in the kitchen, baking something yummy for all the kiddos. Otherwise, she is out in the garden chasing chickens. She loves sewing, reading a book book and has a sweet…
Meet Anja Eckert of Our Gabled Home, who moved to Northern California from Germany in 1996 and discovered that the homesteading way of life she learned from her grandparents not only kept her connected to her ancestral roots, but paved the way for raising a thriving and happy family. Anja and I met through a…
Five years ago, I made my first-ever Lilac Cordial. I read about the recipe in an old Victorian cookbook ( a wildly fun find at a flea market). At that time, we had just relocated our family back to the foothills of California to be close to the trees, soil, and bedrock I knew in…
Meet Megan Parks of Parks Elevated Design, a former middle school teacher passionate about homemaking, crafting DIY bath and body products, and discovering new ways to make a house a home. Megan and I met online, and she offers her journey of learning the lost skills of self-sufficiency: baking bread, canning foods, cooking on cast…
Mother’s Day is almost here, and if you’re still wondering what to gift to the special mother figure in your life, don’t sweat it; we’ve got you covered. This year, we are gifting our mothers beautiful bouquets of tulips. We’ve arranged the tulips into thrifted vases and adorned them with our new free printable Mother’s…
Spring is here, and a great way to celebrate the season is by making lilac flower-infused honey. Yes, lilacs are edible flowers (Syringa vulgaris) and safe for humans to consume, as they are part of the olive family Oleaceae. Infusing spring blossoms into honey captures their aroma and preserves their compelling sweetness long after the…
Do you wish you could start homesteading and live a more simple and natural life, but you have no idea where to start? Then you’ll love our conversation with Brittany Gibson of The Homestead Challenge. In our 50+ minute discussion, Brittany and I explore her journey from mega mainstream consumer to crunchy mama. In our…
When our family received our celiac diagnosis, it wasn’t bread that we all cried about. It was pie. Delicious fruit pie, chicken pot pie, quiche, and all the tasty dishes that require pie crusts. What’s Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie or Independence Day without Grandma’s cream pie? Fortunately, the goal with most pie crusts is to…
Springtime means an abundance of eggs here on the farm. One way we enjoy having fun with eggs is when we make Huevos Hamanidos, or slow-cooked eggs. I hope you will explore that simple and delicious recipe that puts leftover onion skins to use, creating onion flavor-infused eggs that are tasty and gorgeous. However, our…
Seasonal changes bring temperature fluctuations, which can negatively affect our hair health. Using heat tools too often, over-washing, and indoor heating can damage, create excess frizz, fade colored hair, or cause dry hair or dry scalp irritation. Fortunately, you don’t need to run out and buy another beauty product or pay for an expensive hair…