Homestead Blog Hop
Welcome to Homestead Blog Hop, a weekly gathering for homesteaders and simple living enthusiasts to share DIY projects, from-scratch recipes, and creative inspiration. This week’s hop features cozy homesteading tips, along with practical ideas that celebrate handmade living and self-sufficiency.
Whether you’re looking for seasonal crafts, homemade treats, or encouragement on your homesteading journey, you’ll find plenty of inspiration to carry into the new year. Grab a cup of tea, explore the featured posts, and join us in sharing your own homestead creations.
On a Personal Note…
We’ve been getting more things done around our homestead, thanks to our youngest son. This eeek he is working to get Greg’s closet drywalled. So…with all of his hanging clothes piled up on the bed, it does not look like I spent time cleaning the room last week! 🤦♀️ Perhaps I need to plan better!
Today is bread baking day.
I need to get some wheat milled then get going on it. I’m making whole wheat today. While I’ve made a lot of sourdough over the past 7 months, I’m still getting the hang of using whole grain flour for that, so I’ll stick to the basics.
Because I’ve recently become an affiliate for Nutrimill, our grain mill company, I’m pleased to be able to share a discount with you for a grain mill or Bosch product from the website. You can save $20 by using the code CRAZYREDHEAD at checkout.
Feel free to use this link to shop!
https://nutrimill.com/CRAZYREDHEAD
If you’re wondering about Nutrimill, below is a video I made a few years back while we were still in the camper. We really do use it for popcorn, and I had an issue I needed to contact Nutrimill for, and I will tell you about it in the video. Crazy to think we basically camped in there for 5 1/2 years!
Unboxing the Nutrimill Classic Grain Mill—They Sent it for FREE! 🌾


Meet Your Homesteading Hosts
We’re Kelly from Simple Life Mom, Liz from The Cape Coop, Natasha from Houseful of Nicholes, and Laurie from Ridgehaven Homestead. Together, we’re passionate about from-scratch living, simple ingredients, frugal habits, and intentional homesteading. We’re delighted to host the Homestead Blog Hop, where you can find fresh inspiration each week for DIY projects, homemade recipes, and practical simple living ideas.

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Laurie – Ridge Haven Homestead
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Liz – The Cape Coop
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Kelly – Simple Life Mom
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FEATURED POSTS from the Last Homestead Blog Hop
Each week, we take turns selecting three featured posts from the Homestead Blog Hop. These features are shared across all of our social media platforms, helping spotlight the creativity and hard work of our fellow homesteaders. Here are the featured posts from last week’s hop:
1. Strawberry Lemonade – from Flour on my Face
2. Easy Back to School Lunch Ideas – from Mommy Hates Cooking
3. How to Use Dried Flowers on Handmade Cards from Amy’s Creative Pursuits
Congrats! Feel free to grab the featured on button for your post.
Just right click and ‘save image as…‘
Guidelines for the Homestead Blog Hop
- Click the “Add Your Link” button below and upload a clear, eye-catching image from your project or recipe. Please link directly to the family-friendly post itself, not your blog’s homepage.
- You may link up up to three posts each week.
- Take time to visit a few other blogs in the hop and leave a thoughtful comment to let them know you stopped by. Community support makes this hop special!
- Please include a link back to the Homestead Blog Hop in your post. Posts without a back link are not eligible to be featured. All featured posts are shared across all hosts’ social media channels.
- Share posts that haven’t been linked to the hop before. Older posts are welcome as long as they are new to the hop.
- By joining the Homestead Blog Hop, you grant the hosts permission to use one image from your post, with a link back to your site, if your post is selected as a feature next week.
- This is a family-friendly link-up designed to encourage, inspire, and support the homesteader in all of us.
Let the Party Begin!
Which project are you excited to try this week? Leave a comment below.
Join Our Homestead Blog Hop Pinterest Board
Follow all of your hosts on Pinterest and send a message if you’d like to be added to our Homestead Blog Hop group board. This board is a great place to share your DIY projects, crafts, and from-scratch recipes with the homesteading community.
Guideline: Only pin posts that you’ve linked up to the Homestead Blog Hop.






Laurie,
My Link Ups for today’s party are # 4, 5 and 6!
Thanks so much for hosting this charming party!!! I truly do appreciate it as I do know the time involved with it….I hope you and your family are well and enjoying your week!
Hugs,
Deb
Debbie-Dabble Blog
Perfect! 👌
I bet your house smells wonderful on bread making day, Laurie! Yum! Thanks so much for the party! Happy Wednesday!
You are too kind!
Didn’t get to do it because we ran out of solar. But I’m grinding grain and will tackle it tomorrow!
Thanks for coming by!
Laurie
I used to bake all my own gluten free bread but found a natural product that has much better nutrients & higher content of fibre which is difficult to get in gluten free bread at home so have gone with that…
Sounds like you have a busy day ahead Laurie. Thank you for hosting.
Blessings, Jennifer