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.
The Nourishing Homestead: Interview with Author & Seasoned Homesteader, Ben Hewitt

The Nourishing Homestead: Interview with Author & Seasoned Homesteader, Ben Hewitt

All photos from our own homestead. There are a group of homesteaders – in addition those in our own community, of course – whose agrarian pursuits I follow online. They are years – decades even – ahead of us. They are growing most of their own food, raising much of their fat and animal needs,…