18 Homemaking Tips for Today’s Homemaker
As wives and mothers of the 21-century, the homemaking tips we use now aren’t much different than what our grandmothers used. What they grew up learning may not be something you were raised knowing how to do. Most likely your mother worked a full-time job and...
7 Signs You’re a Country Girl
I’ve lived in the country for a better part of my whole life. My fingernails have been caked with dirt, I’ve worn holes in the knees of my jeans, I’ve tried and failed at so many DIY projects I’ve lost count, a tube of lipstick has lasted for...
13 Tips on How to Become More Self-Sufficient
When you make the mindful choice to simplify your life you automatically start thinking of ways you can take care of yourself and become more self-sufficient. Many think living simply means moving to the country to raise animals and tend to a large garden, and it can...
How to Make Homemade Bread Step by Step
How to make homemade bread? It is not as hard as you think! This is my favorite recipe for Honey White Wheat Bread and a step-by-step guide to making your first, hot from the oven, loaf of homemade bread. There is nothing like the smell of yeast rising or the fresh...
Beginners Guide to Raising Goats
Quick Start Guide to Raising Goats I’ve always wanted to add goats to our homestead but was always a little nervous since I knew nothing about goats. As a kid, the only memory of having goats on our farm was that of coming home from church to find a goat...
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.