This summer, we were hiking through the woods and found patches of huckleberries. Then, we found gobs of huckleberries. We had no idea that this would lead us down a 3-month path of foraging for fruit both in the forest and in our own neighborhood, and we have lots of fruit and … [Read more...]
Our First Time Slaughtering Chickens: What Was it Like?
Years ago, when Jesse and I first started talking about our dreams of homesteading, we knew we wanted to be self-sufficient on a high level and that included being responsible for our own food and meat. We've been so preoccupied with developing our property, planning our timber … [Read more...]
Easy & Healthy Homemade Root Beer Recipe
This post is a little different than our normal posts, but many of you have asked about our homemade root beer recipe so we thought we'd share! Jesse and I have been enjoying addicted to root beer the past few months so since we've been on a food prep spree involving foraging in … [Read more...]
The Day of Canned Cherry Recipes (4.5 Gallons of Organic Cherries!)
Canning season is still in full swing, and today was a day of canned cherry recipes galore! We've been foraging in the forest and within our town (urban foraging) and every couple of days have been dedicated to a new fruit. Two days ago was apricot day where we canned eight … [Read more...]
The Day of Canned Apricots & Apricot Initiation
Many of you that have been following us on our Facebook page know that ever since I got back from my LA trip two weeks ago, we've been foraging for food NON-STOP. We've canned many types of fruits so far, but today was Apricot day, and it's a memorable day to share with you … [Read more...]
