Happy Mother’s Day!!! I hope all the moms out there had a wonderful day yesterday. We spent the better part of the day planting lilies of the valley, strawberries, rose bushes, and a couple more elderberry bushes. The best part was how worn out the kids were from helping out (translation: playing while Eddie an […]
The tagline of my blog is “Prosperity In Any Economy.” However, I haven’t focused much on the “prosperity” side of homesteading, as I have on growing food, sourcing food locally, and cooking from scratch. I have taken it for granted that the connection between these things, as well as other homesteading-related activities, and creating prosperity […]
Talk about a stomach flu that you wouldn’t wish upon your worst enemy! I was down for the count for the better part of ten days, and prior to that was caring for the rest of the family while they had the bug. Therefore, my updates for the food challenge for the past two weeks […]
Hey folks, Due to an illness that ran through our home like a steamroller, there was no way I could sit at the computer for very long. I should, however, have this past week’s totals documented here tomorrow. I would like to share one little “learning moment” in home canning. With the first update, I […]
Hey everyone! So, today is the first record-keeping day of my food storage challenge. I made a short video to post on YouTube, and as soon as I figure out how to upload it, I’ll post it here as well. Just to recap, the rules are: Put something into food storage daily for a month. […]
