Fall is one of our favorite times of year, but around here, fall also means harvest, and harvest changes just about everything about our normal routine. For several weeks, life becomes a balancing act. I’m making sure Carson is fed throughout the day, trying to make sure he’s getting enough sleep and taking care ofContinue reading “What Harvest Season Really Looks Like for Our Family”
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What We’re Preserving this Fall
Fall preserving has officially started around here, although apparently no one told our tomato plants that summer is ending. We are still going strong with tomatoes, and honestly, I don’t see the end quite yet. We’ve been making salsa, spaghetti sauce, and tomato basil soup, and we’ll keep going as long as the tomatoes do.Continue reading “What We’re Preserving this Fall”
What We’re Doing in the August Garden
Green beans, green beans, green beans! We have green beans coming out of our ears this year. We have already put up more than 100 quarts, and they are still coming! We’ve canned them, blanched and frozen them, and given plenty away to family and friends. When the garden gives us more than we could possiblyContinue reading “What We’re Doing in the August Garden”
Homemade Everyday Sandwich Bread
I think it’s quite comical that I love baking with yeast, because I grew up with a mother who could never quite figure it out. She could bake anything — as long as it didn’t call for yeast. The moment yeast was involved, it just never worked for her. When I started baking with yeast,Continue reading “Homemade Everyday Sandwich Bread”
The Heart Behind the Homestead
There is nothing better than waking up in the morning, making your cup of coffee, and looking out the window to see a beautiful herd of cattle standing in the golden morning sun, and simply thanking God for another day you’ve been blessed with. My husband and I always knew we would stay farmers. IContinue reading “The Heart Behind the Homestead”