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Organizing My Office Bookshelves by Color: The Rainbow Library Makeover
After months of homestead chaos, I gave my office a fresh start with a rainbow bookshelf makeover. In this post, I share how color, order, and a few simple styling tricks transformed my space into a calm, creative retreat.
Why We’re Downsizing the Homestead
After years of expansion, we realized “more” wasn’t the goal. In this post, I’m sharing why we decided to downsize our homestead and how simplifying has brought more peace, balance, and joy back into daily life.
Has Homesteading Become a Scam? What No One’s Talking About
Homesteading was once about simplicity, self-sufficiency, and connection to the land — but has it lost its way? In this post, I’m sharing why modern homesteading feels more like a marketed lifestyle than a mindful one, and how we can return to what truly matters: growing, creating, and living with intention.
Parasites: The Hidden Guests in Our Bodies — And How to Remove Them Naturally
Parasites are more common than most of us realize. From food and pets to soil and water, they find their way into the gut and drain our energy. This blog explores where parasites come from, what symptoms they cause, and how to naturally cleanse with chlorophyll and other holistic detox tools.
Why I Love My Reencle: Composting Made Simple in the Homestead Kitchen
Composting doesn’t have to mean wheelbarrows and flipping piles anymore. The Reencle sits right in my pantry, using live microbes to turn daily food scraps into true compost. In this post I’ll share how I use it, what you can and can’t put in, how to cure it—or even use it fresh as a living biocrust—and why it’s different from other electric composters like Lomi and Mill.
Onion Maintenance 101: How to Grow Bigger, Healthier Bulbs
Learn how to care for onions mid-season to grow bigger, healthier bulbs. This guide covers weeding, fertilizing with coffee grounds and Super Tea Blend, pruning greens, removing flower stalks, and exposing bulbs for better growth—plus why onions are a natural asset in your veggie garden.
How I Cut Back and Preserve Oregano (Before It Takes Over the Garden)
Oregano is both powerful and persistent. Here's how I harvest, preserve, and tame it before it overgrows my vegetable garden.
How We Preserve Rice & Beans for Catastrophic Preparedness
Learn how to preserve rice and beans for 20+ years using mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, and vacuum sealing. Discover why these staples are essential for true preparedness—especially when paired with hunting, fishing, and homegrown protein sources.
Natural Spring Pest Control Solutions for Your Garden
Protect your spring garden from squash vine borers, flea beetles, caterpillars, and potato beetles—without chemicals. Learn my simple, holistic pest control methods using foil, diatomaceous earth, sticky traps, and more.
How to Humanely Bulk Process Rabbits on the Homestead
Learn how we bulk process rabbits on our homestead in a way that is efficient, respectful, and sustainable—from setup to meat storage and everything in between.
How to Trellis, Train, and Prune Tomatoes Naturally for Healthier Plants and Bigger Harvests
Learn how to trellis, train, and prune your tomato plants the holistic way to reduce disease, boost airflow, and get bigger, juicier harvests all season long.
How to Supercharge Your Soil with Living Fertilizer Using Super Tea Blend
Discover how to use TeaCo's Super Tea Blend to create a living fertilizer that boosts soil life and garden productivity through simple aeration techniques.
Mid-Season Veggie Garden Maintenance: Peas, Beans, Tomatoes & Garlic
Master mid-season veggie garden care with tips for thinning peas and beans, training tomatoes on a trellis, and harvesting garlic scapes. Simple maintenance for better harvests.
How to Prune Blueberries, Blackberries, and Raspberries for Healthier Harvests
Master the art of berry pruning! This guide shows you how to prune blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries with illustrations and seasonal care tips for bigger, better harvests.
The Foolproof Way to Plant Onions from Sets
Discover why onion sets are the easiest way to grow onions. Get planting tips, care instructions, and a breakdown of why sets are better than seeds.
How to Plant Ornamental Trees Like a Pro: Redbud, Maple, and Cherry Tree Tips for a Thriving Landscape
Learn expert tips for planting ornamental trees like redbud, maple, and cherry. Discover how to choose the right location, prepare the soil, use mulch effectively, and incorporate beneficial understory plants like thyme for a thriving garden.
Planting Pumpkins, Watermelons & Carrots From Seed: Direct-Sow Garden Bed Tips 🌱
Learn how to plant pumpkins, watermelons, and carrots from seed in hilled garden beds with mulch. Tips on seed spacing, sowing depth, and bed preparation included.
Sow Beauty & Abundance: Spring Flowers to Companion Your Garden 🌸
Add color, pollinators, and harmony to your garden by sowing spring flowers alongside your veggies. Learn how and why to plant zinnias, alyssum, calendula, and more for a thriving, vibrant space.
Nurturing Strong Seedlings: Potting Up, Soil Blocks & Hardening Off
Learn how to raise healthy seedlings from the start with this essential guide on potting up using soil blocks and hardening off. Build stronger plants, prevent transplant shock, and set your garden up for success—all through holistic, hands-on care.