Old Fashioned Squash & Onions

A simple recipe for country-style summer squash and onions, pan fried with bacon grease, butter, and seasonings. Who loves summer squash? ✋  Summer squash is one of the most abundant vegetables that you can plant in your garden. As soon as summer squash starts coming in, you will find yourself with…

How to Make Homemade Sauerkraut

A step-by-step tutorial on how to make crunchy, gut friendly, L acto-fermented sauerkraut. This recipe is simple to make and takes just two ingredients, salt and cabbage.   Homemade sauerkraut is a great choice for anyone who is just beginning their fermentation journey because it's one of the …

How to Backyard Homestead & Live Self-Sufficient

Are you looking to embrace a simpler, more sustainable lifestyle, but you are limited on space? If so backyard or urban homesteading is a great way to get started. Whether you live in the country, the city or in a neighborhood, I believe everyone can enjoy the rewards of homesteading no matter wher…

White Peach Jam & Peach Scrap Jelly

This 5-ingredient white peach jam and jelly tastes like summer in a jar, and is super-simple to make using an electric jelly maker.  We harvested our peaches a bit early this year to prevent the birds from enjoying these beautiful peaches before we could. Not too early though, because here in North…