Homesteading with Baby and Small Children
Have you ever read my page, The Truth? I put that up because reading blogs can give one the impression that bloggers are super heroes. The truth is, just because you read posts about butchering hogs,...
View ArticleLessons in Poetry–Homestead Style
As part of the blog make-over I keep talking about, all posts from Lessons from the Homestead will be moved over here; making Everything Home with Carol, once again, everything homesteading,...
View ArticlePressure Canning Safety
I don’t know how I would survive without my pressure canner. I use it to can dry beans so that I don’t have to plan ahead and soak and cook for hours. I use it to can my own stock, meat, and mixed...
View ArticleLessons from the Seed Catalog–Revised
I can not believe it’s been three years since I first wrote Lessons from the Seed Catalog. I’m even more amazed that folks still love it. But love it they do. Why? Lessons from the Seed Catalog takes...
View ArticleThe Gardening Notebook–A Book Review
I have kept a gardening notebook for years. I’ve used a spiral notebook and drawn sketches of my garden and made lists with dates of when I planted, harvested, yields, that sort of thing. Here is a...
View ArticlePlant a Soup Garden for Winter Soups
Planting a Soup Garden I first met Jenny Cazzola of Black Fox Homestead when we both blogged for a group site. When that site broke up, Jenny and I stayed in touch. We often share news and ideas about...
View ArticleBusy Mom Bundle for Mother’s Day
I get email after email from weary moms that struggle to juggle the homesteading chores with the homeschooling lessons. That is what prompted me to write the Lessons from the Homestead series. And that...
View ArticleWriting and Thinking the Top Five Way–Homeschool Writing Lessons
You don’t need a fancy bells and whistles curriculum to exercise brain power and provide homeschool writing lessons for your children. One way to incorporate both is to have a “Top Five Day.” Choose...
View ArticleThe Value of Making Stock
The Value of Making Stock I am so excited to share with you the second session in our Kettle Klatches series. In this recording Jenny of Black Fox Homestead and I talk about The Value of Making Stock....
View ArticleThe Art of Gardening: Building Your Soil–A Book Review
Master Gardener Susan Vinskofski planted her first flower at eight years old. This year, she wrote an e-book to tell us everything she knows about gardening. (Well, I’m sure it isn’t everything, but I...
View ArticleAll-Natural Thirst Quenchers
Do you subscribe by email to Everything Home with Carol and The Total Granola Newsletter? If not, according to a recent, informal poll you probably miss more than 75% of the posts that I publish. If...
View ArticleFrom Scratch Magazine
You’ve probably heard me talk about From Scratch Magazine before. Now in its second year of digital publication, this magazine is written by folks that actually live the homesteading lifestyle. Their...
View ArticleLessons from the Tree House–Revised
Did you check out From Scratch Magazine yet? The discount on Homestead Cooking with Carol: Bountiful Make-ahead Meals ends this week. If you did go over there and read a few stories, I hope you...
View ArticleBeekeeping with Children
We are back in the bee business. After losing our lone hive last summer, we now have three, yes, three new colonies. I am so excited. Here is a picture of our little apiary. I couldn’t do beekeeping...
View ArticleWhat Can You Learn from Peas?
We are doing peas. A farmer friend invited us to pick and my son went to their place and came home with two huge baskets of peas. What a blessing. But as I’m blanching in the kitchen, I overhear the...
View ArticleSummertime Homestead Encouragment
This is not my typical post. Not typical because I’m not going to teach you how to do something like can soup or peel chicken feet. I’m not even going to share ways to incorporate your homestead...
View ArticleSummer Learning Activities
Even if official schooling stops for the summer, learning doesn’t have to. There is great potential for hands on projects and relaxing family time. Summer learning doesn’t have to mean hours of...
View ArticleHope: Thriving While Unemployed–Book Review
I recently was privileged to review a new e-book that is being released today. Hope: Thriving While Unemployed, is a great resource for those folks facing a possible job loss, living through a loss...
View ArticleSummer Learning Activities–part 2
Learning opportunities abound, even when school is officially out for the summer. With just a little planning, you can create fun summer learning activities and memories with your gang. Here’s a few...
View ArticleBack-to-Homeschool Days
All over the country, August is back-to-school month. Magazines feature articles to help you pack a lunch box. Retailers sell pencils for a penny a pack to get your attention. And some states even...
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