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

I recently traded my comfortable home in the city for an old farmhouse with acreage—a farm that now consumes ALL my spare time. You can read about this life-changing event and watch my introduction to farm life.This old farmhouse needs some serious TLC—in almost every direction, but I decided to address the bug invasion first. ...

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First Homestead Project Garden Bed Cleanup

I have some serious big news….I MOVED! I didn’t just move, I bought a farm... Yes, a freaking farm!I swapped my cushy place in the city for an old farmhouse that sits at the foot of tall jagged mountains, literally. Instead of being bombarded with ambient traffic sounds and blaring nighttime sirens, I'm now encased ...

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