When you’re browsing the produce isles, it’s easy to notice that grocery stores use their fruits and veggies in almost an artistic way, to show off their bright colors and delicious features. Unfortunately, those fruits and veggies could be hiding some nasty chemicals – even if they’re organic. Cleaning Up Dirty Produce at Northwest Pharmacy, […] Read more
Seven Budget Organic Food Tips for your Homestead
Whether you have a full-size homestead or an apartment, you can definitely eat organic on a budget. Here are some tips to help! Shop at Costco If you can use a bulk amount then you can get a great deal on organic foods at Costco. Many of their produce is organic along with a few […] Read more
Finding Bulk and Organic Food Deals on Amazon
I like to feed my family healthy foods. When possible, that means locally sourced food (my own backyard or a farmer’s market). Sometimes that is not possible so I have to make other choices. We live 40 minutes from town so driving to Whole Foods isn’t always an option! Locally, for us, Costco carries quite […] Read more
Homesteading HomeAcre Hop | Top 100 Homesteading Posts
Here it is! I am so excited to see the posts for this week. This weeks featured post is Growing Organic Garlic from Back to the Basics! Garlic is my #1 favorite plant to grow. It is simple to do and roasted home grown garlic is delicious. Congratulations to Back to the Basics! for getting […] Read more
Chicken Feed Cost Analysis Results
A few months ago I started an experiment on the cost of chicken feed. I have been reporting the results as I got them, but I am going to also compile them together in this post. The question was does a more expensive feed have less waste and what chicken feed is the best for […] Read more
Pint Size Farm Homestead Update 4/5
This was a long week! When our HOA cracked down on backyard chickens we decided we needed to build our homestead from scratch. It is going to be fun and nerve-racking at the same time! We will be helping our neighbors fight to allow backyard chickens in the HOA so you will be seeing some […] Read more