sustainable living, homesteading, sustainable homemaking
Does the health food industry decide what’s good for us….or do we? Photo credit I made a trip to the health food store this week, something that I don’t do very often any more. I needed some dandelion leaf, which I bought in bulk to boost my sagging iron levels. As I stood there waiting [...]
Continuation of “10 Things We Can Learn from the Amish” – Part 1 The Amish Embrace Simplicity The Amish do not spend their days keeping up with the Joneses, or the Yoders, as it may be. The chronic pursuit of the next best thing isn’t something the Amish concern themselves with. We “English” folk are [...]
Could you live without most modern paper products? “What Could I Live Without?” is an exercise to challenge our thinking about habits and products that we take for granted in our modern world. My intent is not to demonize the use of any product or service, but to look for alternatives and options to enhance a [...]
I’ve bought them for years and years and have never really given disposable razors a second thought….until now. Like most of you, I have been quite aware of the increasing prices of groceries overall. I gasp and nearly choke as price increases each week at the store don’t even have the decency to be ‘subtle’ anymore. [...]
I love homemade Christmas decorations, especially when they look fabulous! Those of you who know me personally are probably chuckling to yourself about now. Yes, it’s true that I’m not very creative. However, I love texture and color, so there’s hope for me. I’m also a “recovering perfectionist” so crafts that involved a lot of [...]
God has such an interesting way of teaching me about this homesteading life. Just as I begin to think I know a little something, He’ll show me a perspective that I hadn’t seen before. Coming through the “back door” of my life, through our adoption of three Ethiopian siblings 2 1/2 years ago, He has [...]
Happy Thanksgiving to ALL! Here’s hoping that your Thanksgiving was full of peace, rest and pumpkin pie! :) After many years of feeding this crew, which was light this year actually as we usually have our oldest daughter and son-in-law with us, I’ve just about got it down to a science. Once the bird is [...]
It may seem like a strange proposition, to think of living without a house. Yet, there is an entire movement called “The Tiny House Movement” or “Tiny Living” underway. I find it to be quite fascinating and while it’s not for everyone, there seems to be a segment of our population that this lifestyle works quite [...]
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