Tag: homestead mama
Tips for the New Canner
Tips for the New Canner
Hey, Homestead Mamas! It’s Jessica here from Three Rivers Homestead and this month I would love to talk to you about food preservation. August is the month when the harvests are plentiful for most gardeners, and if you aren’t growing the food yourself, you can typically find bulk local produce for great prices through local farmers.
The next question becomes – “How should I preserve all of this beautiful produce?”…
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Generational Homesteading
My mom is here in Iowa for a visit from over 1000 miles away..
2 weeks ago my husband’s parents visited us from Pennsylvania as well. My mom and my in-laws are in their 70’s, and I’ve realized that visiting with them every chance I get is important, because the day will come, just like it did with my grandparents, where I wish I could sit and visit with them, ask them questions about growing up in the 50’s and 60s.
What was it like raising a family of 9 in the 70s, 80s and 90s? ….
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Sourdough Baking in the Heat of Summer
For HM Members only!
There is no denying the fact that most of us wait all year long for spring and summer to sink our
hands into the soil of our gardens, and harvest bounty to tuck away for the coldest months of winter. Traditionally when homesteading, the summers are spent working hard for the winter – harvesting, canning, cutting firewood, processing animals for the freezer. It is assumed that most of the harvesting/putting away would be done within these months, however, sourdough thrives in an opposing season…