Good morning Hive family! I wanted to share a quick update from my little farm here in Kitwe. It’s been about 3 months since I put these cassava cuttings in the ground, and I’m honestly proud of how they’re

The very concept of ‘sustainability’ in homesteading has long been both a means of keeping people off of the land and, for those who are already on it, keeping them striving and straining (rather than

Very exciting to see this cauliflower getting bigger! Still hoping for my cauliflowers to survive from 2 frosty nights . 🥶🌱 ![](Uploading... 176397069019 I got 6 of these cauliflower babies Oh no 😟

Come around the grounds in our Suburban Jungle while i tangle with our deadly brown snake friends... yikes

When I'm gifted ground Venison every time my younger brother comes up from Virginia for a visit, it tends to add up in freezer space. I decided to brown up 8 lbs. of the Venison and 4 lbs. of grass-fed

Lavender isn’t just a plant, it’s a breath of calm. Its soft blooms and soothing scent invite stillness, healing, and peace.

Proof of life musings

When August comes around, the gardens are already producing very well and that is when I pull out the canners for preserving. You will find me every morning #prepping food to process it into something

Reflection: Learning Patience from a Small Beginning Hello friends, I hope you are all doing well today. This morning as I stepped out to check on my small garden, I found myself thinking deeply about

Hello Hive Family.. Good day everyone. I hope you are all doing well. Today I want to share a little moment from my kitchen. It wasn’t any big occasion or visit, just me at home trying to make something

Finding Joy in Simple Living Hello friends, good day! I’ve come to realize that lifestyle is not just about fashion, travel, or fancy routines. For me, it’s about those little daily choices that bring

Homesteading and My Homemade Pastries Journey When I first started thinking about homesteading, I thought it was all about farming, big gardens, and maybe raising animals. But as I went deeper into it,

After 19 years of adapting sustainable living across India's mountains and beyond, something profound is happening here in Koh Phangan. What started as earthship biotecture expertise has evolved into something

I've always had an issue with how I store my bananas; mixing them with other fruits makes the other fruits ripen and spoil quickly. Bananas release ethylene gas, a natural plant hormone that triggers the

Source I was completely misled, greenwashed, and I genuinely feel cheated. I went looking for Innocent drinks, only to find out they’re owned by Coca-Cola, one of the world’s biggest plastic polluters.

I don't know how time flies by so quickly, and I have to prepare breakfast meals for the freezer once again. It makes my life a lot easier doing large batches at one time. My husband likes to be able to

Hi, welcome to my blog. Here is my update for today ☺️! Alright, I was able to harvest corn for my family. And let me say this , the taste of fresh corn 🌽 is simply different. You can argue with me about

Hi, everyone! I am going to take you virtually to a hidden paradise tucked inside Cagayan State University-Gonzaga Campus, Flourishing, Gonzaga, Cagayan, our very own CSU Bamboo Sanctuary. This place is

When my brain feels cluttered, I love doing a tiny bit of gardening — it refreshes me. So, I decided to transplant my runner bean seedlings, which are now getting rootbound. I dug a few holes using my

When it's raining and too cold to garden, yup, I pulled out the canner and made "Spicy Pork". I had these two pork loins taking up space in the freezer, so I thawed them and preserved them for