Harvest season has arrived.

Garden season is coming to a close (cue the sad violins)… One of the things I love most about summer, is the fewer groceries I buy from the

Squash, pumpkins, & gourds, oh my! This year we decided to try our hand at a pumpkin patch.

One afternoon, watering my many lavender plants, it occurred to me that I was more than fully capable of recreating it at a fraction of the

It never ceases to be a thrill when our dinner plate is filled with veggies that came from our yard, meat that we raised and butchered, and

It's not all baby goats, sunshine, and flowers. While most of this homestead life is beautiful, it is also work.

Warm, green evenings after work, golden hour, with the sun just setting, meandering out into the vibrant garden, chickens pecking the ground

From-scratch living will bring you joy, self-fulfillment, and a sense of primal completeness - it will hit you smack-dab in the middle of yo

Winter feels a lot longer when you become a gardener and keeper of livestock. The sunshine months are when everything glitters...

Why do we bother? All this extra work and time spent making, baking, prepping, tending, feeding and watering. It seems like a lot - and some

We are taking this show on the road! New year, new adventures. While we are usually a couple of homebodies, we do always appreciate any time

Burpee Seed Company in partnership with the University of Rhode Island, and Ocean States Job Lot, provides a free seed campaign at the end o

And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker"-- so God made a Farmer. God said, &quot

Using whatever variety of dried herbs you like, place in a mortar with pestle and add course salt and peppercorns.

No country french farm scene would be complete without the scent of lavender floating on the breeze.  While we are definitely not in Paris,

We have more cucumbers than we know what to do with.  Went a little overboard this planting season... oops.  I have been drinking cucumber w

Using the ripened Romas, we decided to preserve some of our pasta sauce that we usually make with canned tomatoes from the grocery store.

100 degree highs, with 100% humidity makes it a little hard to believe that Autumn is right around the bend... (I say while sipping pumpkin

Break out the mason jars, folks - we're canning!  This recipe is SUPER simple.... but really delicious. Mint Simple Syrup Ingredients:

It has been just about six months of not having to buy eggs from the grocery store.  While that isn't an incredible savings (yet), it is