Author: Shannon

I am wife to Stewart, mama of six, homeschooler, messy cook, and avid fermenter. This is where I tell our story... of building a sustainable off-grid homestead... of raising this growing family of ours... of the beauty and the hard and the joy in all of it.
Feeding Babies the Homemade Way and Four Methods for Making Yogurt

Feeding Babies the Homemade Way and Four Methods for Making Yogurt

Our outdoor kitchen construction is underway and I can hear our boys chasing chickens from our kitchen garden. I wanted to pop in quickly here to share two freelance writings from last week: Feeding Babies the Homemade Way – the thinking and methodology behind feeding babies the way mother’s have for thousands of years. Four…

Making Kefir, 100% Cornmeal Bread, Cheap Food Isn’t Cheap and more: a Freelance Roundup

Making Kefir, 100% Cornmeal Bread, Cheap Food Isn’t Cheap and more: a Freelance Roundup

The little Miss is taking her afternoon nap so I’m just popping in after a morning in the garden to share some things I’ve been writing about. There’s a recipe, a tutorial, a couple of editorials (cuz you know my soap box is never far off), and a list of whole foods you can save…