How to Prepare Your Garden for Spring Planting

This post contains Amazon affiliate links, I receive a small amount of compensation if you choose to purchase from any Amazon links. I only link to products that I know and love. March is here, which means you might already be planting your garden! Or, if you are in a northern zone or cold climate…

Garden Journal & Planner

Do you struggle to stay organized when it comes to planning for your garden? Or maybe you struggle to keep track of everything when the garden is abundant? I have created a garden journal & planner to help you keep track of seed starting, goal planning, weekly logs, and more. 14 templates are included in…

Everything You Need for Seed Starting

This post contains Amazon affiliate links, I receive a small amount of compensation if you choose to purchase from any Amazon links. I only link to products that I know and love. Seed starting season is upon us! If you are anything like I was in my first year seed starting, you are feeling overwhelmed…

Food forest and orchard planting guide

Food Forest & Orchard Planting Guide

Hi Friends! I've created a free fillable guide to help you plan your orchard and food forest dreams, and get ready for planting. Download the FREE Guide HERE! This 9-page fillable guide provides 3 pages on common fruit/nut/berries/other perennials to plant in an orchard and food forest and the zones they most commonly grow best…

Is the End of Dairy a Bad Thing? Dean Foods files bankruptcy as dairy industry is in decline

Is the End of Dairy a Bad Thing?

Last week we saw Dean Foods, the largest milk corporation in the United States file for bankruptcy. In light of this, I have seen dozens of social media posts on all sides of the aisle. Today I want to explore this question, “is the end of dairy a bad thing?” My Bias I have a…

Tomato Paste Recipe for Canning with Homegrown Tomatoes

Tomato Paste Canning Recipe using Homegrown Tomatoes

The perfect recipe for turning your homegrown tomatoes into tomato paste that you can preserve and use all winter long! With this tomato paste recipe, you can make ketchup, BBQ sauce, chili, stews, and yummy sauces with the delicious flavor of homemade tomatoes even while it's snowing outside. This tomato paste recipe does NOT call…

better than the impossible burger homemade beet burger

Better than the Impossible Burger | Farm to Table Beet Burgers

Dairy Free, Vegetarian, Vegan, Plant-based. Allergens: contains peanuts & wheat I'm a big fan of veggie burgers, but there are plenty of sub-par options out there. Recently the Impossible Burger (Impossible Whopper) and Beyond Meat burger have taken over the veggie burger scene, and for good reason! They're full of flavor, weirdly meat-like, and becoming…

Vegan Vegetarian Homestead Instagram accounts to follow

8 Vegan or Vegetarian Homesteading Instagram Accounts to Follow

In the homesteading world, vegans and vegetarians are kind of like buried treasure. Their social media accounts are hard to find, but when you do come across them, they're never disappointing. These 8 accounts touch on a variety of different topics from gardening, to ethical animal husbandry, to permaculture, and farm animal rescue. What is…

Building a Hugelkultur Bed step by step

Step by Step Guide for Building a Hugelkultur Garden Bed

Well friends, I have a new obsession. I am completely obsessed with this really awesome permaculture way of gardening. As an added bonus, it's the most fun word to say! Especially if you attempt a German accent. So what is my new obsession? Well, you found this post so you already know. Today we're going…

plant based protein you can grow in the garden. growing dry beans

Protein in the Garden?! Plant Based Protein You Can Grow in Your Backyard

This post contains Amazon affiliate links, I receive a small amount of compensation if you choose to purchase from any Amazon links. I can't even count the number of times people ask us "where do you get your protein?" being that we are vegetarian and dairy-free. The answer? All kinds of things! Beans, peas, greens,…