Archive for the 'Homestead Garden' CategoryPlanning for a Season of BlessingsWednesday, April 17th, 2013Planning for a Season of Blessings It’s often in the dead, stark, chill of winter (known as February; or March or April…) that my mind wanders fast forward to Spring. As much as I love snow, winter and downright frigid temperatures; by February; I’m done. It’s an annual dillema I find myself in, because winter [...] Homemade Spring Cleaning: Air FreshenerThursday, April 4th, 2013Homemade Air Freshener This is so simple! I like to keep an old pot on the wood stove with water and a few drops of essential oils and herbs in it; maybe some apple slices and cinnamon sticks….how about lemon slices with some lavender buds simmering away? They fill the house with such a lovely [...] Food Storage 101: Canning Green Beans…and what to do with allllll that Zucchini!?Thursday, August 23rd, 2012Yesterday we were blessed with over 26 POUNDS of Green Beans and over 100 pounds of Zucchini! Wowzers that is a lottttta beans and zucs! I have the last of the Green Beans in the canner– I got 27 Quarts and 4 pints– with what I have on the shelf from last year and store [...] | ||