Living from Scratch: How to Start a Modern Homestead

Living from Scratch: How to Start a Modern Homestead

I started homesteading in 2016 when my then-husband found a small farm on Craigslist (not a joke). We had been traveling musicians for a while and were ready for something different. We were after a living from scratch lifestyle: slow and simple. Something that allowed us to reduce our carbon footprint by getting ‘back to the earth’….

How to make fresh, southern homemade snow ice cream

How to make fresh, southern homemade snow ice cream

My first time tasting snow cream was around 2006 when I was in college. A friend of mine who grew up in South Carolina introduced me to homemade snow ice cream during a fresh snowfall on campus when we got inches of snow from a small snow storm that blew through.  I remember it being so much fun making snow angels and then collecting a large bowl of snow to make ice…

17 Tips for how to keep chickens warm in the winter

17 Tips for how to keep chickens warm in the winter

Chicken keepers wonder every year how to keep chickens warm in winter weather. Cold climates aren’t something I’ve been familiar with growing up in Florida, so moving to Kentucky brought a new experience when the sunny days turned to cold temperatures. Although I wasn’t a new chicken owner, I was worried about the chickens the first winter I was here.  Always keep an eye…