We built a greenhouse on our homestead! Find out my top seven reasons why I love it for homeschool and family!
Read moreSaving Seeds for Sustainability
There are so many great reasons to save your garden seeds! It’s fun! It’s easy! Learn more now!
Read moreWhat’s Up on the Homestead? #1
What’s up on and around our homestead this week?
Read moreSerendipity
A morning walk out to the gardens brings more than weeds!
Read moreRoasted Garbanzos with Fresh Redbuds & Vetch
This post contains affiliate links Roasted Garbanzos for a Quick, Hearty Breakfast I like to roast a skillet full of garbanzos for a quick, high protein meal. They are ready in no time, and make a breakfast that sticks to your ribs, but not your middle! Pair roasted Garbanzos with with toast or potatoes, fresh…
Read moreForaging Wild Edibles. What to Eat in the Forest
Foraging Wild Edibles in the Early Spring I took a morning hike up to the ridge top today. I spent some time sitting and listening to and observing Nature. I got hungry! So I started looking around to see what I could find to eat up there! Breakfast on the ridge! I could find wild…
Read moreHomestead Blog Hop 339
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Now on to the Hop Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to’s, gardening, anything from-scratch, natural home/health, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, natural remedies, essential oils, & more! Basically anything related to homesteading. Meet Your Hosts! Follow…
Read moreHomestead Report—Spring Clean-up, Terrace Gardens, and Personal Grow Beds
How We Garden—Preparing Terrace Gardens These last few weeks we’ve really caught Spring Fever! Mini daffodils in our flower bed along the driveway Daffodils, Crocuses, Tiny green shoots poking up, And even the green briars twisting around on the hills, All of these and more signal the arrival of that glorious time of the year…
Read morePerfectly Plant Based Pesto
Enjoy this recipe for plant based (vegan) pesto, made with fresh basil!
Read moreGuys Growing Greens
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…
Read moreGo Berry Picking (with kids) Without Losing Your Mind!
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…
Read moreHappy Pawpaw Patch
Grow a Pawpaw tree!
Read moreHuckleberry Haven or Blueberry Hill?
What wild berries are growing at Ridge Haven Homestead?
Read moreEarly Spring Wildflower Walk
What’s blooming in East Tennessee on our Spring Wildflower Walk?
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