Pumpkin Palooza: Sweet & Savory Pumpkin Recipes to Try This Fall
The air is crisp, and our summer clothes are being changed out for sweaters and scarves. Instagram is full of pumpkin patch pictures. Autumn is here, and pumpkin is the quintessential flavor of the season. We are all familiar with the traditional pumpkin recipes for desserts, namely pumpkin pie... and there's no reason not to bake a pumpkin pie or…
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One reason my husband and I chose to homestead was to live a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle. We wanted to avoid as many pesticides, herbicides, preservatives, and other toxic chemicals as possible. Unfortunately, there’s another threat that can be tough to avoid: microplastics. Last year, I read A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies…
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The abundance of summer gives us so much beautiful produce to work with and put up for the fall and winter months. Unfortunately, this abundance comes at the very hottest time of the year—a time of year when it is hard to get excited about canning. Standing over the stove, stirring mixtures until they have reduced by half, is not…
Pumpkin Palooza: Sweet & Savory Pumpkin Recipes to Try This Fall
The air is crisp, and our summer clothes are being changed out for sweaters and scarves. Instagram is full of pumpkin patch pictures. Autumn is here, and pumpkin is the quintessential flavor of the season. We are all familiar with the traditional pumpkin recipes for desserts, namely pumpkin pie... and there's no reason not to bake a pumpkin pie or…
10 Ways to Reduce Microplastics on Your Homestead
One reason my husband and I chose to homestead was to live a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle. We wanted to avoid as many pesticides, herbicides, preservatives, and other toxic chemicals as possible. Unfortunately, there’s another threat that can be tough to avoid: microplastics. Last year, I read A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies…
Slow-Cooker Jams and Fruit Butters
The abundance of summer gives us so much beautiful produce to work with and put up for the fall and winter months. Unfortunately, this abundance comes at the very hottest time of the year—a time of year when it is hard to get excited about canning. Standing over the stove, stirring mixtures until they have reduced by half, is not…
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