Homesteading
Articles about simple living, sustainability, self-sufficiency and preparedness, as well as posts about our own homesteading journey.
How to Grow Spices At Home
When I first learned that there was someone successfully growing spices like ginger, turmeric, cumin and vanilla at home in North Carolina, my mind was honestly blown. I had honestly never considered it could even be possible to grow "exotic"...
How to Ripen Green Tomatoes Indoors
We’ve had a summer growing season as strange and unpredictable as 2020 itself. Despite a warm, sunny spring, the summer got off to an unseasonably cool, wet start in June and July. This meant that some of our heat-loving crops like tomatoes and peppers got off to a...
10 Tips for Managing Stress and Overwhelm on the Homestead
If I had to choose a single word to sum up 2020, it would have to be “stressful.” Or “overwhelming.” Or… Okay, I’d choose two words. Between the coronavirus pandemic, sky-high political tensions, adapting to the “new normal,” going double speed on all of our homestead...
Homeschooling on the Homestead: Tips to Help You Get Started
Homeschooling has, traditionally, gone hand-in-hand with homesteading. Families whose lives centered around their homes have often chosen to homeschool their children on the homestead too, blending curriculum seamlessly with domestic life. Nowadays, many homesteading...
Growing Food is My Form of Protest
“Gardening is the most therapeutic and defiant act you can do. Plus you get strawberries.” - Ron Finley In light of the recent Black Lives Matter protests across the US and around the world, I’ve been thinking a lot more about where I stand, what I stand for and what...
Why Cultural Diversity Matters to the Modern Homesteading Movement
Have you ever noticed that when you search for homesteading resources online, the vast majority of the resources out there are written or produced from a white, Eurocentric perspective? I’ve definitely noticed, and it’s made me think a lot...
6 Hacks for Growing a Bumper Crop of Tomatoes
Tomatoes are one of those crops that you really can’t grow enough of. Even if you’re not a big fan of fresh tomatoes, chances are you enjoy some tomato-based products on the regular. And that means that if you grow your own tomatoes, you can make those products at...
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Hi! I’m Anna, and I’m a city girl turned modern homesteader who’s passionate about growing, cooking and preserving real food at home, creating my own herbal medicine and all-natural home and body care products, and working toward a simpler, more sustainable and self-sufficient life each and every day.
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