Homesteading

How The Right Type Of Feed Can Lower Your Expenses Feeding my chickens will be an ever evolving practice.   A balance between keeping them happy and healthy, keeping it cost …

Burp Cloth Sewing Pattern I came up with this burp cloth sewing pattern years ago when our friends and family all started having their own kids, with dreams of the …

Chamomile Lavender and Eucalyptus Soap with Ground Oats Recently I had a special request from Nick for soap!  Something with eucalyptus!  He was looking for something to wake him up …

HOW TO GROW IRIS When Nick and I moved into our home, one of the first gardening tasks I learned was how to grow Iris.  I didn’t set out looking …

How to Grow Sunflowers… and Why You Should! It’s March and I am feeling an extreme need for dirt under my fingernails!  I’m day dreaming about the garden and more …

All About Growing Echinacea Echinacea, or coneflower, is a self seeding, bunching perennial that is native to North America.  Because it’s a native plant, it’s fairly easy to grow.   As …