For years, I wanted to swap out store-bought dish soap for something homemade, natural, and ideally without the waste. This homemade dish soap bar recipe is the answer! Read on to learn how to make it yourself. I’ve always had sensitive skin with dry skin plaguing me most of my life. For the last decade,…
As a busy Mom and homesteader, I’m always looking for ways to streamline meal prep. One of the best ways we’ve found to do this is by making large batches of soups or chili and canning the leftovers for a quick meal on another day. If you’ve wanted to incorporate pressure canning leftover chili into…
With grocery prices skyrocketing and the world feeling a bit more turbulent with each passing day, we’ve found buying food in bulk to be a great strategy to both save us money and give us peace of mind. We’ll share with you our complete guide of what we stock up on and some tips and…
Interested in making your own tallow-based skincare products? The first step is rendering your tallow so that it is completely purified with no beefy odor. The easiest method that we’ve found to do this is by wet rendering your tallow in a slow cooker. Don’t be intimidated. With this easy to follow step-by-step guide, you’ll…
Are the filters in your gravity water filter nearing their end of life? Or, are you wondering if they’re installed correctly? Then you need to do a dye test! A ProOne or Berkey dye test will show you just how effective your filters are and if you might need to consider replacing them. Knowing that…
Whether you’re heading into Christmas, a birthday, or any other gift occasion, giving gifts that are intentional and heartfelt can be tricky. In this post you’ll find our tried-and-true intentional gift ideas to make your holidays more meaningful and memorable. A Different—More Intentional—Way to Give Gifts We felt the pressure of the cultural norms around…
Are you in search of a natural shampoo that actually leaves your hair feeling clean, shiny, and smooth? After years of dealing with that exact scenario, I began making this tallow shampoo bar and it has been the perfect solution. With just a handful of ingredients, I’ll walk you through how you can make them…
Let’s discuss 10 ways you can incorporate more natural movement into your already full life and why you would want to. We’ll dig into the “why” first. Exercise Has Replaced Movement We live in an exercise culture. Gym memberships, personal treadmills, protein shakes. We get up, put in our 30 minute cardio workout, spin class,…
When our two-year-old developed a stubborn case of eczema that wouldn’t heal no matter what we tried, we were feeling desperate to give him some relief. Finally, the combination of a couple simple changes including using ozonated olive oil for his eczema made all of the difference! Our Eczema Story We are all about the…
We take Muck boots, Bogs, and a new player to the field, HISEA, head to head in our farm boot challenge! Here is our full HISEA boots review and how they stand up against Muck and Bogs. Good Farm Boots are a MUST! We keep our farm apparel pretty minimal. Make what you have last….