Here’s Why I Left Facebook
I've been considering leaving Facebook for some time. But I was surprised with how hard the decision actually was once I got there. Like many people, I joined the social media powerhouse a long time...
View ArticleSourdough Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
We're not really a "brownie out of the box" kind of family. At least not anymore. Not when making brownies from scratch is so easy to do. It's more fun to experiment with your own recipes, and I've got...
View ArticleHow to Make Mead – A Basic Mead Recipe
Mead has been enjoyed by different cultures for hundreds of years. It may actually be the first thing humans fermented. There is joy in making your own mead right at home, and knowing that many have...
View ArticleWhat We’re Adding to the Homestead This Year
I'm not much for new year's resolutions. But I am big on having goals and doing new things each year. I think it's important to have something to look forward to in a new year. It feels like we're...
View ArticleHow to Smoke a Sirloin Tip Roast
Most people have their sirloin tip roast cut into stew meat or possibly kabobs. But that is not us, dear friend. We will find another way to prepare and enjoy this unique cut of beef. But first of all,...
View ArticleHow to Make Orange Cranberry Chai Mead
Winter is a great time to make mead. We had a couple 2lb bags of cranberries left over from the holidays, and I didn't want them to go to waste. So I thought I'd put them to good use by experimenting...
View ArticleWhy Community Matters Now More Than Ever
I spent the majority of my time as a kid roaming the neighborhood with my friends. Playing kickball in the street. Chopping out forts through the blackberry brambles that covered empty lots. Riding...
View ArticleHow to Start Raising Your Own Pork
I'll make you a promise. Once you taste pork raised right on your own property you'll never want to buy it in the store again. That taste comes with a price tag, though. I'm not going to lie. You'll...
View ArticleHow to Make Pulled Pork on the Smoker
It started with a pork butt... That's how all stories should begin if you ask me. But the particular story I want to tell today is about delicious, fall apart pulled pork. And it definitely starts with...
View Article7 Reasons You May Not Want to Raise Chickens
Before you dive into this post, I should clarity where I stand on raising chickens. We've got around 60 chickens on the homestead today. 3 flocks of hens that we've acquired over the past 4 years, plus...
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