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.
Take a Peek Inside and win a Copy of Simple Food {for winter}

Take a Peek Inside and win a Copy of Simple Food {for winter}

***This giveaway is now closed*** First of all, a big thank you to all of you for your warm comments and support of Simple Food {for winter}. With the New Year ever so present I’ve been preparing myself for the super commercial, resolution-based health craziness. I am pretty cynical about the whole thing (the quick-fixness…

Introducing: Simple Food {for winter}, my cookbook and how-to guide

Three months ago I was looking through a little notebook I keep for jotting down recipes and meal ideas. In the pages I found Slow-Cooker Sprouted Ethiopian Lentils, Grain-Free Biscuits, and Cod Cioppino. During this time I was finishing up a mad dash of food preservation. The dehydrator was running non-stop, our refrigerator was filling…