75 Pantry Staples Every Cook Needs
Are you working towards a well-stocked pantry? Spending time in the kitchen is so much more enjoyable if you have all the pantry staples you need at your fingertips. Making sure you have a well-stocked pantry will make whipping up a healthy meal for your family quick...
Discover 50 Frugal Living Tips
We all could use a few new frugal living tips… I remember when we first started to build our farm money was tight and every penny had to be accounted for. Over the years I’ve collected hundreds of ways to be frugal. Some of the frugal living tips I’ve used are...
50 Household Tips Every Homemaker Needs to Know
My favorite household tips I’ve been a homemaker for my whole life. It started early on when I’d line my dolls up at my play kitchen table and make them breakfast. It’s all I’ve ever wanted to be and it’s the one thing I can say I excel...
How to Keep Homemade Bread Fresh – My Little Secret
The secret to keeping your homemade bread fresher longer. I’ve been making homemade bread for years and I’ve tried many recipes. Some have made it and some I’ve never made again, but the one thing they all had in common was, they all dried out way...
Homemade Beeswax Hand Lotion
From hive to honey to hands with homemade beeswax hand lotion Our bees have been busy making honey and filling our hive box with all-natural beeswax hand lotion. I have to say beekeeping is one of the most rewarding aspects of homesteading. I remember the first time...
Hidden away in the Upstate of South Carolina is a little farm where we call home. Surrounded by century-old pecan and oak trees, we live on a 120-year-old homestead. By the grace of God, we were called to restore this 1890 farmhouse along with its barns, gardens and long-forgotten cotton field to its original working farm. Dedicating ourselves to reusing, recycling and making do we are living a very simple life building our backyard farm.