@Homesteading Family
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Josh and Carolyn — practical grow / preserve / prepare.
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Late Summer Tasks in the Garden
Prioritize harvesting and adjust watering as summer wanes; plan fall crops and cover crops to reduce next year's work.
DIY Borax Ant Killer | Simple Homemade Ant Bait
Make an effective two-ingredient ant bait from honey and borax, with placement strategy and safety guidance.
Homesteading Family
Learn freeze-drying, dehydrating, and preserving potato harvests with practical homestead techniques.
Your Soil Needs More Than NPK | Soil Health Part 2
Learn how to build complete soil fertility by balancing macronutrients, micronutrients, and biology for nutrient-dense food production.
What to Do When a Jar Breaks During Canning
Learn why canning jars break and how to prevent thermal shock, damaged containers, and other common causes of failure.
6 Old-Fashioned Homemaking Habits That I Use Every Day
Learn six time-tested household rhythms—from purposeful scheduling to pantry-first shopping—that reduce decision fatigue and build self-sufficiency.
Why Natural Deodorant Doesn't Work (And How to Fix it!)
Understand why natural deodorant fails during transition, how your skin microbiome affects odor, and simple DIY recipes to make the switch.
Don't Make These Preserving Mistakes
Learn practical habits to manage food preservation efficiently, including timing, method selection, and whether you're preserving foods your family will actually eat.
Real and Deep: In a World of Fakes
Explore how real whole foods nourish body and soul, and why cultivating genuine community matters more than convenient substitutes.
My Values Are Showing: The Quiet Power of a Home Well Lived
Explore how homemaking and homesteading work together to create a resilient home that reflects your values and sustains your family.
Before You Build Another Fence, Watch This
A framework for planning homestead fencing: matching fence type to purpose, prioritizing perimeter security, and avoiding costly mistakes.
The Summer Slump in the Vegetable Garden (How We Survive!)
Build sustainable garden routines and systems to manage mid-season overwhelm and maintain consistent harvests without burnout.
How to Make a Blackberry Shrub
Learn to preserve fresh blackberries into a versatile fruit syrup for drinks, cooking, and long-term storage.
Stop Poisoning Your Soil: It's Worse Than You Think!
Learn why chemical-free soil is foundational to food production and how to restore your soil's living ecosystem naturally.
Store Your Eggs Correctly
Learn proper storage methods to preserve fresh eggs long-term and maintain food security.
How Long do Eggs Really Last?
Learn practical methods for preserving eggs long-term and how storage conditions affect shelf life.
8 Reasons Your Canning Jars Didn't Seal
Learn the most common causes of canning seal failure and how to troubleshoot, prevent, and safely handle unsealed jars.
What Morning Chores Really Look Like on a Homestead
Real-time walkthrough of daily pasture rotation chores and their benefits for livestock, soil health, and grazing efficiency.
Do Less, Preserve More
Learn which harvested foods deserve preservation effort and which to use fresh, saving time and resources.
How I Preserve a Year's Worth of Food Without Burnout
Rethink pantry strategy: prioritize foods that preserve well, use fermentation and root cellaring, and skip what's cheaper to buy preserved.
The Truth About Sterilizing Canning Jars
Learn when jar sterilization is actually necessary for safe water bath and pressure canning, and common mistakes that cause seal failures.
Our Daughter Took Over the Garden: What Happened
A multi-generational approach to garden management: delegation, systems, watering methods, and daily observation habits that reduce overwhelm.
The Truth About Soil Health (And Why It Changes Everything)
Learn how soil ecosystem health drives plant resilience, water retention, pest resistance, and harvest yields without extra inputs.
8 Herbalism Principles to Make Herbalism Easy
Learn eight foundational principles for growing, identifying, and using medicinal herbs effectively.
How I Would Learn Herbalism From Scratch Today
Eight foundational principles for building practical herbal medicine skills safely, starting with a few local herbs rather than overwhelming yourself with extensive study.
Knowing THIS Improves Your Garden!
Learn a key principle that enhances garden productivity and resilience for food self-sufficiency.
How to Instantly Recognize Thousands of Plants
Learn plant family identification as a practical shortcut to recognizing wild and garden plants without memorization.
Why I Stopped Mulching My Garden
Learn when mulch helps or harms garden productivity, with climate-specific strategies for soil warming and season extension.
Do Eggs Need to be Refrigerated?
Learn whether fresh eggs require refrigeration and explore methods for preserving eggs long-term on the homestead.
Should You Mulch Your Garden?
Learn the benefits and considerations of mulching for garden productivity and soil health.
Natural Pest Control That ACTUALLY Works
The Slow Work of Becoming Well
Personal journey through health recovery and detoxification, emphasizing gradual healing and listening to your body's needs.
The Tiny Canning Detail That Ruins Jars
Explains ring storage, headspace, siphoning prevention, and how to identify false seals in home canning.
Don't Make This Mistake with Dirty Eggs!
Explains why washing eggs removes protective bloom, requiring refrigeration, and how unwashed eggs offer more storage options.
Old-Fashioned Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
Step-by-step vanilla ice cream from whole ingredients using an electric or hand-crank maker, plus customization options.
Improve Your Soil, Improve Your Garden
How organic matter percentage determines water retention capacity in garden soil, with actionable numbers per square foot.
Stop Watering Your Garden Every Day. Do This Instead
How to water vegetables deeply rather than frequently, measure soil moisture by depth, and adjust schedules for soil type.
How to Tell if Your Home Canned Food is Spoiled
Explains visible signs of spoilage and why botulism safety depends on tested methods, not guesswork or fear.
How to Future-Proof Your Family in a Changing World
7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Buying a Freeze Dryer
Stop Buying Snacks: Make These Easy Pickled Eggs Instead
The Biggest Mistake Beginners Make When Planting a Garden
Why You Shouldn't Wash Farm-Fresh Eggs
The Truth About Farm Fresh Eggs (They Aren't Always Clean)
How to Know Which Canning Method is Actually Safe
