In the wake of all that’s happened with the coronavirus over the past months, parents have found themselves forced to homeschool their children, much to their dismay and nervousness. I’ve had a few people message me asking what they should be doing for their children, so I thought I’d share some tips on how to homeschool in your state. In this post I’ll be sharing ...
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Homesteader’s Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are just around the corner, and for some reason, they always surprise us (well, most of us, anyway)! In this holiday gift guide, I've curated some fun gift ideas for the homesteader in your life who is into canning and preserving or gardening that they will LOVE. You'll be a Christmas gift-giving super hero! For those of you notoriously ...
Thankful: A Photo Journey of My Blessings
Thanksgiving season is the time to think about and revisit all of the things that we are grateful for that happened throughout the year, and perhaps even this season alone. Even though this is an older post, it is one of my more personal, as is fitting for the season. I am for sure thankful for the most obvious of blessings. These are my husband, who is always here for ...
How to Use Mint Leaves: 7 Easy No Waste Steps
Springtime is prime time for harvesting herbs for medicines and teas. The temperate weather allows delicate and not-so delicate herbs to grow abundantly in the garden, and plentiful harvests are sure to follow. Mint plants produce and multiply like crazy and trying to figure out all the ways we can use it can be pretty tricky. Here is my 7-step formula on how to use mint ...
More Awesome Tips for a No Waste Produce Harvest
Gardening is a lot of work, and throwing some of the harvest even into the compost pile can feel like a waste! Learning the ways we can use all of the harvest can help us put more food on the shelf, feel good about our food production, and get one step closer to a no waste kitchen. Love finding ways to use up every bit of what you harvest from the garden you work so ...
How to Preserve Grapes with Your Freezer
Grapes are one of the most fantastic fruits we can grow on our homestead. Not only do they taste amazing right off the vine, you can learn how to preserve grapes by dehydrating, freezing, or making wines and vinegars. While growing grapes might seem like a tricky endeavor, once you have them going, they will produce for you year after year. Your grapevines will provide ...
Fantastic Soup Recipes that Will Feed Your Family’s Heart this Fall
The leaves are turning, the evenings are getting cooler, and it might even be cool and foggy when the alarm goes off. These are the changes that signify fall here in Southern California, and while there is still plenty of warm weather to go around, pulling out our best soup recipes is completely in order come the cooler weather. Two Stone Family Keeper Recipes In ...
Kristi has been writing on homesteading topics for years here and at her previous blog, The Mind to Homestead. She has also guest posted at ThePrepperProject.com, From Scratch Magazine, and other sites around the web. Her family lives in Sunny Southern California on a one acre hobby farm where they work diligently to feed themselves by producing their own dairy, eggs, and produce. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, and here, at Stone Family Farmstead.