I think I first started shopping secondhand for my clothes during college. I used to just buy huge stacks of thrifted clothes, justifying pieces I didn’t love because they were cheap. But then, my thrifted pieces would sit in the bottom of my drawer or the back of my closet untouched for months VIEW MORE
Water Bath Canning Basics
It is officially pickling and jam season! If you set out to grow most of your own food, you’ll learn pretty quickly that you’ll need to figure out how to store and preserve it. Whether you currently have a big garden or want to preserve food you bought at the farmer’s market or grocery store, water VIEW MORE
A Beginners Guide to Buying and Storing Bulk Foods
The rising cost of groceries is shocking. Grocery trips for 1-2 weeks worth of food used to cost my family about $75, and now they are typically at least $150 for very similar items. These rising costs have made me stop and think about how I feed my family--including investing in bulk food VIEW MORE
How to Take a Vacation When You Have a Homestead
There's nothing quite like growing your own vegetables and collecting eggs for breakfast that your backyard chickens laid that morning. But when it comes time to leave your homestead, even for a few days, it can start to feel really overwhelming. We recently got back from a week-long trip to visit VIEW MORE
Cattle Panel Trellis: DIY Arch for Your Garden
I think I first saw a cattle panel trellis on Bre Ellis’ Youtube channel. At one point, she had a trellis tunnel covered in beautiful greens, melons, and loofah. The more that I researched about cattle panel trellises, the more that I realized that they not only add beauty to the garden but also VIEW MORE
The Differences Between Knit and Woven Fabric
When I first started sewing a little over three years ago, I was so confused by all of the different sewing lingo that experienced sewists used. I was especially confused about the difference between knit and woven fabric. When I heard someone mention knit fabric, I thought they were referring to VIEW MORE
Online Art Classes for Kids: An Interview with Klare from COLORFULL about Art, Homeschooling, and Entrepreneurship
When I think about homeschooling my children, one of my concerns is if they will miss out on special classes like art or music. I come from a very artistic family, but I myself can barely draw a stick figure! Thus, I was thrilled when I found out that my friend Klare strated a business called VIEW MORE
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