Fire cider is a folk tonic: pungent roots, garlic, hot peppers, and herbs steeped in raw apple cider vinegar for about a month, then strained and sweetened with honey. It's sweet, sour, spicy, and warming all at once.

Learn how to turn leftover apple peels and cores into homemade apple scrap vinegar with this easy, budget-friendly fermentation recipe. Perfect for a zero-waste homestead!

These man-made substances get into soil and water and have been linked to health problems like cancer as well as other issues.

Explore my favorite part of beekeeping—the quiet moments, the hum of the hive, and the unexpected joys that come with tending to honey bees.

In this blog, I hope to provide a quick reference on how to know if your bees are about to swarm, what bees look for in a new home, bee highways, and how to put it all together.

The top plants that feed your hive all year long keeping your bees healthy and strong.

As a regenerative grower and backyard beekeeper, I believe in nurturing the land, not waging war on it. Roundup, a popular glyphosate-based herbicide, might seem like an easy fix for weeds—but it comes with a long list of consequences. From harming soil microbes to risking pollinator health, the cost to our ecosystems just isn’t worth it. Here's why I’ve said goodbye to chemical weed control—and what I use instead.

Regenerative farming isn’t just a method—it’s a mindset. It’s about working with the rhythms of the land to build soil health, restore biodiversity, and grow food in a way that gives back more than it takes. On our farm, that means no synthetic chemicals, cover cropping, composting, and letting the chickens do some of the weeding. It’s slower, sometimes messier, but deeply rewarding—and the results speak for themselves, in both flavor and resilience.

Are there advantages to buying meat from a nearby farmer? Initially, it might not seem worthwhile since store-bought organic chicken is...