Teaching the Next Generation of Homemakers
Simple All Natural Beeswax Lotion Recipe
All-natural Beeswax Lotion There are so many different all-natural beeswax lotion recipes out there, it's often hard to figure out which one is...
10 Things You Should Never Throw Away
Don't Throw Me Away If you're like me, you have a drawer or cupboard overflowing with extra jars, containers, and bottles. In my home, we live by...
How to Teach Your Children About Thanksgiving
I am always looking for ways to help my family remember the real meaning of Thanksgiving. Our ancestors sacrificed so much to come to this country...
4 Places to Find the Best Online Coupons
Saving money here on the homestead is our top priority and even though we reuse, recycle and make do with much of what we need there are times when...
Natural Carpet and Mattress Cleaning
The cooler temperatures are putting me in the mood for some deep cleaning! Last week I spent a couple days cleaning the barn, and this week it’s all...
5 DIY Cleaning Recipes Using Vinegar
Nowadays people can choose among a wide range of commercial cleaners that will help them clean their homes. Commercial cleaners may have proven...
Adapting a Whole Foods Lifestyle
I remember as a young mother taking my kids to the grocery store, it was a nightmare! The colorful boxes and fancy packaging screamed at the...
Clothesline Revolution
My Grandmother's Old Fashioned Clothesline As a child, I have fond memories of running between the lines of clothes drying on my Grandmothers...
DIY Citrus Multi-purpose Kitchen Spray
If you thought that citrus fruits can only be eaten, you thought wrong. They can make wonderful all-purpose cleaners to use around the kitchen and –...
6 Helpful Hints from The Farmers Almanac
I just love to read the Farmers’ Almanac, I learn so many great things each time I pick up that little book. Much of what I read I remember...
How to Clean an Iron – Make it Just Like New
Have you been here? It's ten minutes before church and your hubby puts on a pair of pants he hasn't worn in a long while and the legs have hanger...
Daily Cleaning Schedule – Step-by-Step
A day by day cleaning schedule I have to admit I am a side-tracker! My husband teases me all the time and it's well deserved. I may...
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.
