If you follow my social media, you know I just moved from a big city to a beautiful little homestead—one I’ve always dreamt of, and now I'm working hard to make it more “Gubba.”One of my top tier TO-DOs is to build and maintain a large garden. Self-sufficiency in the garden is a wonderful way ...

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How To Sheet Compost Your Garden

I love tacos, so let me teach you how to make the best taco sauce:Creamy Cilantro Lime SauceYUM! This is my personal favorite taco sauce. It’s easy to make, creamy, and delicious on salads and burritos! My inspiration for this sauce comes from the Chick-fil-A Cilantro Lime Sauce. I love Chick-fil-A, and I load up ...

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Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce

Since moving into this homestead house, I've been slipping closer and closer toward nature. Every day I'm faced with the stark realities of providing food and shelter, in all their various forms. Today I need shelter, or more simply, heat. In my previous homes, I just clicked my thermostat up a notch or two when ...

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How To Cover Firewood / Heating My Homestead

I love garlic!This being my first year on the homestead, I have many projects; one is to create a huge garden. My first task (after cleaning out the garden beds) is to plant garlic. It's a great flavor enhancer to most recipes, and it has tremendous health benefits, so I'm definitely planting garlic!When is the ...

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How To Plant Hardneck Garlic (Fall Planting)

Spend time over the weekend prepping meals for the next week, and you will thank yourself! I know I’m so happy I made these Meal Prep Freezer Burritos because they are convenient and satiate my appetite.After moving to the Gubba Homestead, I realized that time is valuable here, given all the chores, and I can’t linger too long ...

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Meal Prep Vegetarian Freezer Burritos