Upcycled Gingerbread Village If you are a Pinterest browser like me, then you’ve more than likely fallen down the Holiday Rabbithole that is your feed right now. All the tasty treats, fun crafts and decor ideas can be found through mindless scrolling. I have a whole board dedicated to the season! When I saw the …
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A Homestead for the Season
Making Cinnamon Ornaments Oh hey, remember us?! It has been way too long since we’ve interacted on the blog, and well, life has just been busy! But what better time to hope back on here and share some fun activities, just in time for the holidays. The other day my husband walked into the house …
Sun Tea for the Garden : A How to on Comfrey Tea Fertilizer
The first year we planted a garden here on the farm my husband had worked and worked to clear me a patch of land out of the old garden from the previous owners that had become over run. Tilling up the ground several times, he had it sitting waiting for me when I first moved …
Rose Water : A How To & Why You Need it in Your Life
Here on the farm in June the wild rose bushes are in full bloom, their sweet fragrance wafting through the yard on a breeze or sitting heavy in the air on a hot day. Their light blush and bright pink blooms fill the edges of the yard and the treelines with bursts of colour. The …
This One’s for the Birds
One of my favourite parts of Winter is quiet morning coffees as the sun rises on snow covered branches, woodland backyards full of busy little birds as the world wakes. This is most definitely where you’ll find me most mornings for the rest of Winter, perched at my kitchen table, coffee in one hand and …
Homemade on the Homestead
You asked for it, so here it is! One of the biggest goals here on the farm is to live a fully sustainable life. It’s a slow process, cutting out what we can over time here and there, and making the most of what’s available to us right off the farm. Making laundry soap seemed …