Today was a hard day for our family... we put my grandpa to rest, he was 96 years old and such a great man!! A lot of things have been going through my mind these last few weeks, but what hurts the most

Last fall, after eyeing one for quite a while, we finally purchased a dehydrator! We ended up getting the Excalibur 9 Tray Dehydrator from Amazon for about $175! This dehydrator is typically around $230,

Does anyone else think that pulling apart coffee filters is one of the hardest things in the world!?! Image Source -

At our house we are on septic and recently we had the county inspector come out... We were talking about the system and then we started talking about the tree right next to the system, a Silver Maple.

Yesterday morning we checked the weather and saw that it was going to be a little warmer so we took the kids out for a hike! It had rained the day before so it was quite foggy, which led to some pretty

I'm just curious where everyone buys their seeds? For the last couple of years we have bought ours from Seeds of Change, but this year I think we're going to mostly go with Baker Creek! Regardless, this

This was a first for us, but on our quest of becoming more self-sufficient and knowing where our food comes from we setup a small indoor grow light table to try and grow some greens over the winter! I

A couple of years ago my wife and I built a fire pit in the backyard with some stones that we found scattered around our property... there is nothing like relaxing around a fire pit! Well a couple of weeks

Well tonight is a different kind of night... I'm cooking dinner! Usually my wife cooks and I so graciously do the dishes, but she is out of town so I'm in charge tonight! She actually took half the kids

Not that long ago, someone special found my website and videos we've been making here on the homestead. He spent some time poking around the site and saw something that caught his eye. HIS SAWMILL! I say

I'm always looking for ways to save money and to become more frugal and I just wanted to share a quick tip with you on how I have recently started saving a little money on electricity... Well for as long

We've had chickens for about 9 months now... we got them when they were just a few days old and they have been such a joy to have around!! As I'm eating my breakfast this morning, I'm just thinking how

First off I just wanted to say thanks for the opportunity to be a part of this community, I'm excited to be here! My name is Chris, I'm from Ohio, I have a beautiful wife and 4 kiddos, I work in IT, and