Book of Nature Archives - Ridge Haven Homestead

Late Summer Paintbox

September 19, 2020 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Home-Tested Faith

Color is all around you! Open your eyes to see God’s Late Summer Paintbox! 🎨

Guys Growing Greens

March 5, 2020 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Family, Home-Grown Bounty, Homeschool, Practical skills

Guys growing greens–who can top that? Once upon a time, I married a guy named Greg. Greg loves growing, and what better way to grow when it’s cold than in a greenhouse? But, alas! Here at Ridge Haven Homestead we have no greenhouse–not yet! I have no fear that we someday will, for we have…

Purple Autumn

September 24, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Homesteading Journey

I took a stroll down our country road. I found purple autumn all around!

The 101 Series. Biology 101 Review

August 6, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Homeschool, Homespun Education--Lessons and Lessons, Lessons of Life, Science

Biology 101 & The 101 Series. Science for High Schoolers Does your High School struggle with Loving Science? All parents want their children to love learning! And there are certain courses that are required for high school graduation, among them higher level sciences, like Biology, Chemistry, and sometimes, Physics. But what do you do when…

Go Berry Picking (with kids) Without Losing Your Mind!

July 15, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Family, Home-Grown Bounty, Homeschool

Tips for Going Berry Picking with Kids This post contains affiliate links. So…you want to take your kids out to the berry patch? Great plan! Berry picking with kids can be a wonderful time, or a huge frustration to all involved. The last thing you want on an outing for fun is for everything to…

Foraging Huckleberries & Wild Blueberries

July 2, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Home-cooked Goodness, Homesteading Journey

Foraging Huckleberries and Native Wild Blueberries at Ridge Haven Homestead It’s harvest time for our wild berries, so time to go foraging! I cannot tell how excited we are here at our little property! Well…maybe I’m the person who’s the most excited, but I make up for everyone else’s calm demeanor regarding these native gems!…

Five Great Benefits of Nature Time

May 28, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Homeschool, Homespun Education--Lessons and Lessons, Lessons of Life

Why Should you Encourage more Nature Time in your Homeschool Routine? I love to wake in the morning to the song of the Wood Thrush! Happily, I get to rise hearing his beautiful melody every day! Although not a morning person, that song lures me out of bed to see if I can catch a…

Wild Kids Magazine for May – Wild Kids

May 14, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Homeschool, Homespun Education--Lessons and Lessons, Lessons of Life

Free magazine!

May Happiness Challenge | Read a chapter every day – The Frugal Girl

May 13, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Homeschool, Lessons of Life

Sharing a happiness challenge for you that won’t cost a thing!

Eat Your Weeds! Adventures with Wild Edibles

May 8, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Book of Nature, Home-cooked Goodness, Homeschool, Homespun Education--Lessons and Lessons, Lessons of Life

Fun with Wild Edibles! Weeds, wildflowers, wild edibles! No matter what you call them, they can be a lot of fun when it comes to searching them out in the springtime. This is a fun post that I published one year ago! We are still eating our weeds! 🙂 We kicked off our search for…