MILKING A COW IS AN ACTIVITY NEW TO MOST OF US. VERY FEW HOMESTEADERS GREW UP WITH PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS WHO MILK COWS. LEARNING HOW TO GET YOUR MILK COW READY TO MILK IS KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL MILKING SESSION. IN THIS TUTORIAL I SHARE MY TIPS FOR SUCCESS AFTER ALMOST 20 YEARS OF OWNING…
LEARN HOW TO MAKE EVAPORATED MILK FROM SCRATCH USING ONLY ONE INGREDIENT, MILK! RECIPES CALL FOR ONE CAN OF EVAPORATED MILK BUT MOST OF THE TIME I DON’T HAVE ANY STORED IN MY PANTRY BECAUSE OUR FAMILY STRIVES TO AVOID CANNED FOOD. THIS IS THE PERFECT RECIPE FOR THOSE OF US WHO WANT TO KEEP…
A FAMILY MILK COW IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS IN YOUR HEALTH AND FOOD SECURITY. SHE IS GAINING IN POPULARITY, THEREFORE MANY BEGINNER MILK COW OWNERS ARE LOOKING FOR RESOURCES ABOUT MILK COWS. KEEPING A MILKING COWS FELL OUT OF FASHION FOR MANY DECADES BUT NOW SHE IS THE NEW LUXURY ITEM. HERE…
THIS SOURDOUGH CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE ELEVATES CLASSIC CHOCOLATE CAKE TO A NEW LEVEL OF DELICIOUSNESS! DROP DEAD GORGEOUS AND WONDERFULLY DECADENT, THIS IS SURE TO BE YOUR GO-TO RECIPE FOR CHOCOLATE CAKE. I HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS CAKE SINCE MY CHILDREN WERE YOUNG AND NOW IT IS THEIR MOST REQUESTED BIRTHDAY CAKE. ANOTHER LITTLE DETAIL…
INSTALLING AN AUTOMATIC CHICKEN DOOR DOES TWO AMAZING THINGS FOR YOU. FIRST, IT WILL MAKE KEEPING CHICKENS MUCH EASIER AND ENJOYABLE. SECONDLY, IT WILL HELP KEEP YOUR CHICKENS SAFE. NO MORE MISSING IMPORTANT FAMILY EVENTS AND WORRYING ABOUT YOUR CHICKENS FOR THOSE TIMES YOU ARE RUNNING LATE GETTING HOME. SOME IMPORTANT HISTORY ABOUT…
MASTER TONIC IS AN ELIXIR TAKEN BY OUR FAMILY TO BOOST OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM. IF YOU WANT TO SEE AN INTERVIEW WITH MY DAUGHTER ABOUT HOW SHE HAS NEVER TAKEN ANTIBIOTICS WATCH HERE! I HAVE BEEN MAKING MASTER TONIC FOR MANY YEARS AND WANT TO SHARE MY EASY METHOD TO MAKE MASTER TONIC. SHOULD…
When the weather turns cool, I love to use our frozen peaches to make this cozy, oatmeal topped peach crisp. Nothing spells Fall like the wonderful scent of this treat baking. This healthy, gluten-free peach crisp is something I can eat daily, guilt-free! We have a steady supply of frozen peaches in quart-sized bags that…
WE LOVE HAVING A PEACH ORCHARD AND DEPEND ON IT’S SUMMER BOUNTY TO SUPPLY OUR FAMILY FOR THE YEAR. WE LIKE TO FREEZE FRESH PEACHES FOR FALL AND WINTER PIES, CRISP, COBBLERS, AND SMOOTHIES. THE EASIEST WAY TO PROCESS PEACHES IS TO FREEZE WITHOUT PEELING THEM. Eating a freshly picked peach is one of my…
THIS SIMPLE KEFIR CHEESE RECIPE IS LUSCIOUS AND CREAMY; PERFECT FOR ADDING HERBS, SEASONINGS, DRIED FRUIT, JAM, AND NUTS. IT EVEN MAKES A PERFECT REPLACEMENT FOR CREAM CHEESE OR SOUR CREAM. WE THINK IT’S BEAUTIFUL ON A CHARCUTERIE BOARD. SIMPLE KEFIR CHEESE IS A SUPER NUTRIENT-DENSE RAW FOOD! Around the farmstead we consume kefir daily.…
NOW THAT YOU HAVE DECIDED TO BUY A HALF OR WHOLE BEEF YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE PROCESS. HERE IS THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS AND HOW TO FILL OUT A BEEF CUT SHEET. The process of buying a half or whole beef can seem uncertain at first, but after the first…