The prairie homestead

Real life is always more interesting than the polished version, don’t you think? Which is why I can’t help but smile when I look at this very real life shot of my kitchen… Flour on the counter, dishes drying by the sink, and baskets everywhere… (always too many baskets and bowls). Mine is a working […]

Modern homesteading is a state of mind, you can homestead wherever you are. Use these ideas to become an Apartment Homesteader.

How to equip your homestead kitchen - the essentials for a homesteading kitchen.

To many folks, it might seem that we’re living the dream. We have the land…. the cows… the garden. And we’re entrepreneurs, which means Christian and I no longer have to drive to town and work for someone else. Which means we basically just frolic outside all day long with the chickens and pick flowers, […]

Mocha Landing Page

I’m not a mommy blogger. But you probably already knew that, huh? It’s partially because I have little interest in telling folks how to raise their kids when I’m still trying to figure out how to raise mine, and partially because my inspiration rarely flows when it comes to that stuff. I’ve never been one […]

70+ life hacks for homesteading, hobby farming, and more! These homestead hacks will make life on the farm just a little bit easier.

I was a bored, pregnant newlywed 40 miles from civilization with not enough money to drive to activities in town. That’s how it all started. Not the most epic beginning to this story, I know… Basically, the garden and kitchen projects gave me a way to pass the time without feeling like a total loser. […]

“Eh… So… Are you still homeschooling?” I hear that question a lot. And I get it. I mean, doing school every single morning. With three kids (one being a wild toddler). While running a blog and our doTERRA business. And writing a real, published cookbook. And keeping up with a homestead, etc, etc, etc. It sounds […]

The day has finally arrived, to share this tallow soap recipe, my friends. It's amazing all the things you can do with a big blob of beef fat!