you are sacred
What makes you feel wildly free? Is it your morning coffee routine? Or does your morning coffee routine make you feel bound and tethered to the pot, begging for immediate mercy? The balance for me lies somewhere between wildly free, and somewhat bound and tethered on most days, if I am being boldly honest with myself.…
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“You’re Really Gonna Drink That???!!!!” This tends to be the concerned consensus from many when they encounter my jars of komboucha tea fermenting on the homestead kitchen countertop. Years ago, when I was gifted my first scoby aka, starter, these were the exact words my hubby exclaimed while vehemently shaking his head in disbelief. If…
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Wishing all a Very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year!!! From our family to yours ❤️
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Morning dawns long and slow these days of deep fall. Overcast skies have kept us quiet in the early morning hours longer than usual. The bustling energy of the season is shifting to one of drawing in, drawing close, layers of quiet blanketing our old farmhouse enveloping us all in a gentle embrace. Mornings are…
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Deep fall when leaves have left their precarious perches high above heads, making their journey back to the earth, after the color, the vibrancy, the autumnal glow is fading, is the time to gather wild rosehips. The hard frost has been upon the homestead steadily for over a week now. Breaking through ice that freezes thick on water troughs…
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I have discovered my elusive homesteading unicorn–sourdough. Embarrassingly enough, I have thrown countless jars of sourdough starter to the chickens, and some that I didn’t even dare throw to them, went back to the earth in the compost pile. For years, quite literally, to my great distress, I have tried without success, for one reason…
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There is a connection with how we choose to nourish our bodies to both our energy levels and vibrancy. When we eat beautiful whole foods, we have more energy to live and enjoy life and do the work we are called to do. We radiate health and wellbeing both inwardly and outwardly. In contrast when we…
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As frost permeates both air and earth on our little homestead, I take inventory on the stacks of baskets, heaps of buckets, and enamelware burgeoning with garden glory. I never can quite seem to let the green tomatoes go to frost. I think maybe I am holding on to the hope in the green, the…
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If you are looking for a way to share the bounty of the season, this recipe from Marisa over at Food in Jars, is a fabulous way to do just that. It is different from many pickle recipes, in the use of both mint and cilantro, which combine to become a dynamic duo. With a…
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Fall is ripe for adventure. There are football games and tailgating, extra friends home after the big game, bonfires under starlit skies, last minute sunny afternoon picnics, bike rides down winding gravel roads, apple picking, and hiking through fall colors. All this activity calls for a little something to keep everyone well fed and…
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