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How and Why to Keep a Farm Journal

By Kelly 8 Comments

How and Why to Keep a Farm Journal

I love all of the different tools that I get to use on the homestead, from hand tools to tractors.  But of all the tools I use everyday, there is one tool that precedes everything I do around here.  Here’s “How to Keep a Farm Journal”. Why is my farm journal my most powerful tool?…

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How to Make Easy Pumpkin Puree

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How to Make Easy Pumpkin Puree

I know that fall is right around the corner when I start to see those sweet little sugar pumpkins at the store and the farmer’s market!  Once I’m finished using them as fall decor, I like to bake them and make pumpkin puree, to use in pumpkin recipes!  Here’s “How to Make Easy Pumpkin Puree”!…

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How to Freeze Cantaloupe

By Kelly 4 Comments

I’ve got to be honest with you.  Prior to this post, I’ve never frozen cantaloupe.  Cantaloupe doesn’t last long enough around this house to make it to the freezer, or anywhere else for that matter.  However, there’s a bit of a “zero-waste” story here to tell that left me with no other option but to…

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54 Ways to Be More Sustainable

By Kelly 27 Comments

54 Ways to Be More Sustainable

Sustainability is all the rage today, and for good reason!  Creating more self-reliance in your life brings more freedom from unfulfilling jobs, stress and debt.  Regardless of where you live or what season of life you find yourself, there are big and small ways to be more sustainable every day!    Enjoy the sustainable living…

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The Right Way to Freeze Strawberries

By Kelly 3 Comments

how to freeze strawberries

Strawberry season is right around the corner!  Whether you pick your berries at a U-pick farm, grocery store or gather them from your own garden, you’ll want to know “How to Freeze Strawberries”. I absolutely LOVE to freeze strawberries, we use them all year round!  We are big smoothie fans, but frozen berries are also…

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3 Easy Ways to Deal with Leftovers

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3 Easy Ways to Deal with Leftovers

Dinner is over and  you’re left with a boat-load of leftovers!  What to do??  Here’s “3 Easy Ways to Deal with Leftovers”! Personally, I love leftovers , but it doesn’t matter if we’re talking about the holidays or any other time of year.  I cook enough to have plenty of leftovers, because I can make so…

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I'm Kelly, a full-time homesteader, writer, wife and mother! Living on 10-acres in Ohio, I love to teach and write about sustainability, self-reliance, gardening, food preservation, chickens, beekeeping and frugal living!

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