homesteaddreamer, Author at Homestead Dreamer

Farm Apothecary

January 16, 2015 by homesteaddreamer

Guest Post by Home and Farm Sense My family has been raising farm animals on our homestead for over 15 years . We started with chickens and goats and have progressed to pigs, sheep and cows as well. One of my passions is treating people and livestock as naturally as possible. Although there … [Read more...]

Using Nature’s Tin Foil

January 14, 2015 by homesteaddreamer

Before the invention of aluminum foil, people used leaves and other things to cook food in the coals or on hot rocks around the fire pit. Some are also used to steam food or wrap before boiling to keep the ingredients together. Learning which natural ‘tin foil’ is available in your area can not only … [Read more...]

Garden 2015: Less Variety, Larger Harvests

January 12, 2015 by homesteaddreamer

I am going crazy with daydreams of playing in the garden! Even though we are gaining light it is still dark when I go to work and dark when I come home - and it is cold. The thought of sunshine and green, tasty growing things has been creeping into my head more and more often. It got so bad today, I … [Read more...]

Unraveling the Mystery: Making Jerky

January 7, 2015 by homesteaddreamer

I’ve been saving this one for awhile. I expect it may get a good amount of attention because, let’s face it, jerky is pretty much one of the best things on the planet, right? (Vegetarians and Vegans excluded, of course). Well, it also happens to be one of the easiest things to make yourself! It is … [Read more...]

Permanent Garden vs. Replanting

January 5, 2015 by homesteaddreamer

One of the things I look forward to most about buying property to homestead on is being able to plant a ‘permanent garden.’ So many of us plant, harvest and then rip everything up out of the ground only to turn around the next year and do it all over again. That is a lot of work! How wonderful would … [Read more...]

Looking at the First Year of Homestead Dreamer

December 31, 2014 by homesteaddreamer

The saying, “The older you get, the faster the years go by” was especially true for 2014! Normally I would be asking where it went and what did I get accomplished but this year, thanks to the blog, I know exactly where the year went and all of the amazing things that happened to put me where I am … [Read more...]

How to Buy Meat Only Twice a Year

December 29, 2014 by homesteaddreamer

You read that right. We buy meat twice a year. I have been doing this for years now and it works out really well! I would imagine that for those who live in the ‘lower 48’ it would be even easier to implement this system and save yourself some serious money in the long run. With the price of meat … [Read more...]