Pruning Vegetable Plants: Why, When, & How To Prune Vegetables
Before you go running to the garden with scissors, it’s important to make sure you understand pruning as more than arbitrarily cutting off a leaf here or a branch there.
How To Make A Cutting Board Business: Homemade Cutting Boards From The Farm, With Home To Roost Co
Cutting boards are perhaps one of the last things you’d think of as a farm-made product, yet are perhaps one of the single most commonly used items on any farm! Beth and Kevin, at Home To Roost Co, are changing that opinion, one kitchen at a time. The best part of their business? Sustainability is…
How To Rent A Barn For Storage: Passive Income On The Farm, An Interview With Allison Sue
Sometimes money-making ideas come easy on a farm, and other times they come with a little bit of a learning curve first. Take, for example, buying a horse farm WITH boarding clients, only to find out that you’re not really cut out for it. What should you do? Should you continue to manage the care…
How To Grow Microgreens For Profit: An Interview With Tlush Family Farm
When someone starts thinking about how to make money from their farm, microgreens are honestly one of the last things most farmers think of. And honestly, that’s because they’re so small! And yet, these teeny tiny crops can pump out one heck of a nice little profit. Clearly, you’re here because you’re wondering how to…
Homestead vs Farm vs Hobby Farm vs Farmstead: What Does It All Mean?
Are a homestead and a farmstead the same thing? Isn’t a farmstead just the farmSTAND where the produce gets sold? Distinguishing from a business standpoint is critical.
Is Homesteading Right For Me? 12 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start
If you’re considering living a homesteading lifestyle, you shouldn’t be talking about it for one day and listing your house to sell the next. Homesteading truly is a complete lifestyle overhaul, and really should be thought about and considered carefully. Use these questions to guide you as you build your priorities about your future.
5-Ingredient Greek Yogurt Bread — Just 1 Hour from Start to Finish
If you’re brand new to baking bread, then trust me this is the recipe for you. I’m not joking — this is the new favorite in our house. It’s got just enough vanilla flavor and subtle sweetness to be perfect for toast, sandwiches, to sop up spaghetti sauce, or just about anything you use bread…
How to Plan a Vegetable Garden: The Ultimate Guide For Your Best Garden Ever
Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, knowing how to plan a vegetable garden the right way is an important skill. Get your backyard garden started right!
From Homeschooling Mom To Business Owner: How To Be Successful On Etsy When Life Is Full & Busy [Side Hustle Series]
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One mom fell into becoming a business owner quite by accident, but now she knows all about how to be successful on Etsy. Let her inspire you to start!
10 Secret Simple Ways To Save Money On A Tight Budget
If you’re like most people, you’re living paycheck-to-paycheck. It’s just the sad truth. And that probably means you’re looking for ways to save money on a tight budget. Because let’s face it — most likely you have already done all you can to learn how to budget right and worked to simplify your life to…
10 Easy Ways To Simplify Your Life And Mindset In Under 10 Minutes
So you’ve found your way here because something about your life is just too “cluttered,” or maybe too “busy,” or “hectic,” right? Or maybe there’s just this general sense of “something needs to change” but you aren’t sure what. One of the BEST ways to try to get that weighed down, in-a-funk, can’t-seem-to-be-quite-happy-no-matter-what-I-do feeling off…
How To Find Peace: 7 Simple Techniques To Find Serenity
The following post was contributed by Sally Davidson, of Inspired & Refreshed. How do you find serenity and peace, or have the strength to continue on yet another day, when you’re fighting a feeling of foreboding and the future doesn’t look bright? Is it even possible to live in a state of calm or tranquility…
“On With The Borophyll”… And Other Oddly Inspirational Movie Quotes You Need To Know
You’re a fan of the movie “Billy Madison,” right? Well if you’re not, that’s clearly because you’re not married to my husband. It’s one of his favorites and I lost count probably a decade ago of how many times he had me watch it with him. And this is going to be totally random, but…
The ONLY 6 Gardening Tips You Need For A Successful Year!
Growing a vegetable garden should be easy, but it’s trickier than people think. Get yours growing like a pro with these 6 easy gardening tips!
How To Achieve Your Dreams In Only 3 Steps (Really!)
Today I want to ask you something: what steps are you taking to achieve your dream life? No, really, what are you doing RIGHT NOW that’s going to help make that dream come true? Are you studying for a future dream career? Are you taking action in some way? Are you making changes to…
20 DIY Garden Fence Ideas That Will Make Your Garden Irresistible
Tired of always seeing the same old pallet fence designs? This list of DIY garden fence ideas will give you the inspiration you need to love your garden!
8 Subscription Services That Will Save You Serious Time AND Money
If there’s one thing that absolutely drives me nuts, it’s finding out after-the-fact that I wasted money. If you’re the same, then brace yourself for the rest of this article — you may not like what you read. (Sorry!) I’m definitely known to be a last-minute, fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants sort of person. I usually wait until just…
10+ DIY Easter Decorations For Under $10 That You Need To Stop Everything And Make
Spring has (almost) sprung up here in the Northeast, and that means one thing: muddy dog feet! (Can you tell how many times I’ve had to wipe paws and Swiffer the floors in the last couple weeks? SO over it.) Ok, bad joke. So spring means two things – muddy dog feet and Easter is…
6 Easy Ways To Improve Mom Life Balance That Will Keep You Out Of The Nuthouse
Let me ask you this: are you a working mom, or a stay at home mom? No, really, can you actually answer that question? Probably not correctly, because yes, it’s a trick question. In my opinion, we are ALL working moms. And before some of you get your panties all in a bunch, let me…
12 Ways To Teach Gratitude To Kids In The Way That THEY Want To Learn
Let me start this by saying that I am far from the perfect mother or perfect person. But if there is one thing I am utterly determined to do right for my kids, it’s making sure that I remember to teach gratitude every chance that I get. I know that I have a lot to…
Failure Doesn’t Exist: How To Crush Failure For Good
Sometimes in life, we fail. Some of us more than others. Life has a way of dealing you a losing hand of cards, right when you’re already down, doesn’t it? I had the best of intentions and most ambitious plans when I first got started with this blog…nearly TWO YEARS ago. And as you can…
14+ Cute Valentine Ideas To Make At Home (Even At The Last Minute)!
It’s that time of year – snow is in the air, gophers are making headlines, and you’re in need of cute valentine ideas! I’ll admit that we’ve never really been big on Valentine’s Day. My mom always made a big deal of having little heart-themed trinkets and gifts on our nightstands for when we woke up.…
How To Fail At Budgeting (and How To Budget To Win)
Right up there at the top of my “I hate this” list is: budgeting. Seriously. I know it’s probably one of the most important things you can do as a “full-fledged” adult. And I know just how valuable it’s been to us to get our finances under control and on the right track towards debt…
25+ Cheap Date Night Ideas That Will Make Your Friends Jealous
Whether you’ve been married for a few months or a few decades, fitting even one cheap date night into your regular monthly routine is a great way to make sure you can stay connected to your partner no matter what life throws your way. Now if you’re anything like we are, you tend to brush…
How To Stop Keeping Up With the Joneses For Good
Today, I want to tell you a little story about how I stopped keeping up with the Joneses like I was trying to avoid the plague. My story starts with me sitting on the couch, enjoying a few minutes to myself after a long morning with two toddlers and finally getting a little peace and quiet. …
12 Christmas Traditions That Will Make Every Year Pure Magic
‘Tis the season for festivities! Christmas traditions are something that NO family can do without. If you really stop to think about it, though, what traditions does your family have or do that are actually special or unique Christmas traditions? I mean, sure, we all gather and eat and open gifts, many of us attend…
Time to Slow Down: When You Find Yourself Stuck in the Fast Lane
Let’s face it: life is busy, and we rarely get a chance to slow down. (Hence this post going up on Saturday instead of Thursday, as was planned.) What’s the cost of not slowing down? What do you gain by keeping moving, but more importantly, what do you lose by not slowing down? Studies show…
Live For Another Time, Before It’s Too Late.
Today I wanted to take a step back and do a little explaining. I’m sure some of you are wondering: How did you come up with the name for your blog? It may be a little bit of a roundabout story, but I think it will really help you lovely folks understand exactly what this…