® highwaystarz / Dollar Photo Club Did you know that Americans throw away an estimated 30-40 percent of their food each year? That equals more than 20 lbs of food per person per month. … Read More...
20 Creative Ways to Use Kitchen Scraps
My Top 5 Favorite Things to Grow
® olllinka2 / Dollar Photo Club Growing things is a passion of mine and over the years I've found that some things are just more enjoyable to grow than others. Of course my list will … Read More...
10 Easy to Grow Vegetables for Beginner Gardeners
© Lukas Gojda / Dollar Photo Club This post contains affiliate links. See our disclosure policy for more information. Gardening is a passion of mine and I love sharing tips and tricks with … Read More...
Seeds of the Month Club Review
This post contains affiliate links. See our disclosure policy for more information. If you read my newsletter then you've probably heard me talking about one of my new favorite things: The … Read More...
Oven-Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce (Freezer-Friendly!)
This post contains affiliate links. See our Disclosure Policy for more information. If you follow me on Instagram then you know we ended up with a ton of cherry tomatoes this year. I … Read More...
How to Preserve Pumpkins for Décor or Storage
We recently moved to the country, which means my garden almost tripled in size. Gardening is a passion of mine and I love growing all kinds of new things. I knew I wanted to grow pumpkins this year … Read More...
How to Dehydrate Tomatoes
Our garden hasn't been producing as much as I'd hoped this year, but it's still giving us a small amount of fresh produce. This week we had too many tomatoes to eat, but not enough to can so what … Read More...
June/July 2015 Garden Journal (NEW VIDEO!!)
The weather has been warmer and dryer since my last update so things are starting to look better in my garden, but it still seems to be growing slower than normal. I'm thinking the soil is … Read More...
Improve Your Garden Soil for FREE Using Kitchen Scraps
This posts contains affiliate links. See our disclosure policy for more information. Composting is a great way to turn kitchen scraps into rich nutrient-filled soil, but not everyone has … Read More...
Strawberry Freezer Jam with Video
CLICK TO VISIT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL I made freezer jam for the first time last year and ever since then I've been hooked. I love it because it's easier to make (no cooking is … Read More...
June 2015 Garden Journal
I'm sorry to say that my garden isn't doing well at all. It's crazy how much farther along everything was last year at this time. Due to bad soil, lack of time because of our move and the … Read More...
May 2015 Garden Journal
It's been awhile since my last garden update and I'm excited to start doing them again. I hope you enjoy them because I really like seeing the progress and documenting everything. As you can see in … Read More...
7 Money Saving Cooking Tips from The Great Depression
I don't know about you, but I'm fascinated with cooking habits from the past and I love hearing how things used to be, especially from my grandpa who lived through the depression. He grew up … Read More...
Fast & Easy Tomato Sauce from Dehydrated Tomatoes
My mom got me a dehydrator for Christmas a few years back and so this past summer I dehydrated a lot of our tomatoes (and anything else I could get my hands on!). I really like dehydrating … Read More...
30 Farm Fresh Egg Recipes
Most of my chickens are laying consistently now, which means I have an abundance of eggs. We eat a lot of them so it hasn't been too hard to keep up with their production, but I decided that I … Read More...
How to Freeze Bell Peppers
This post is long overdue. The peppers shown here are from my garden in October. As I've mentioned before in my garden journals, our bell peppers did amazing this past year and I only hope for … Read More...
5 Natural Solutions for Better Sleep
Getting adequate sleep has been linked to numerous health benefits including better mood, lower BMI, increased energy and lower disease risks. However, being able to lay down and instantly … Read More...
5 Frugal Steps to Greener Living
This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #bringinginnovation #CollectiveBias In our ever-growing world, it is so important … Read More...
How to Make Sourdough Starter
Before yeast was commercially available, people made sourdough bread by capturing wild yeasts from the air in a process called fermentation. Fermentation is gaining a lot of attention lately because … Read More...
Homemade Herbal Tonic
I first heard about this old-time cure-all remedy from The West Ladies a few years ago and it's been on my to-do list ever since. You may also see it called "Fire Cider" or "Master … Read More...