So many of us have been looking forward to 2021 since the middle of 2020. We all hoped the pandemic would be over by now and we could go back to our “normal†lives. Afterall, 2020 was rough. Last week I wrote a year in review post for 2020. If you’d like to see how […] The post Our Homesteading Goals for 2021 appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

For weeks I have been trying to decide if I was even going to write this post. I have written a similar post for the past 3 years, since I’ve had this blog. 2017 Homesteading Heartbreaks and Breakthroughs 2018 Our Homesteading Year In Review 2019 Year in Review of Our Homestead Happenings But of course, […] The post 2020 Homesteading Year In Review appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

We have moved from our 4 acre lot in the country to an in town lot (still in the country). The house is a fixer upper and the lot is about 1/4 acre total. That’s not alot of room for a “homestead”.We are definitely going to have to change some things about our homesteading life […] The post How to Homestead on a 1/4 Acre Lot in Town appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

Can you believe it’s January already? And we are starting a new decade! What a great time to be setting goals and breaking thru barriers! Every year, I take the winter to plan for the next spring, summer and fall. That is when the real work is done around the homestead. Of course, winter is […] The post Homesteading Goals for 2020 {and an announcement!} appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

It has been a great and frustrating year, all at the same time. Our garden didn’t grow well, I lost 35 lbs, changed the name of this website and had lots of trouble with my teenagers. What a year! Of course, this is a homesteading website, so I won’t go into the details of our […] The post 2019 Year In Review of Our Homestead Happenings appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

Solar power is just amazing to me. We live in a place that gets a ton of sunshine each year, all year round. So it only makes sense to harness that power into electricity for our home. Our first home build 7 years ago had a 20% solar package with a solar hot water system.We […] The post Our Solar Power Experience: One Year Later appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

I had never heard of elderberry or its benefits until I became a homesteader. But in the fall and winter, it becomes a big buzz word around the community. So today, I wanted to take a deeper look into elderberry, with its benefits and drawbacks. Then we will discuss how you can use this plant […] The post 13 Elderberry Recipes to Keep Sickness Out of Your Home This Flu Season appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

Before I had my own homesteading blog, I would love to read homesteading and homemaking blogs. I loved to hear their stories and learn the things I needed to know to move my homestead forward. And even now, I love to read other people’s experiences with homesteading in blogs and see their videos on YouTube. […] The post Top 20 Binge Worthy Homesteading Blogs of 2019 appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

PVC pipe is something almost every homesteader has laying around the house. It is cheap and versatile, which makes it perfect for many homesteading projects. So today, I want to share with you some ideas of things you can do to use up the PVC pipe you have on your homestead. 12 Awesome Outdoor PVC […] The post 12 Awesome Outdoor PVC Pipe Projects for Your Homestead appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

Each year, at the end of the year, I like to review how our homestead performed for the year. 2018 was a tough year for many reasons, most of them having nothing to do with homesteading. But life moves on and there are always new things to do and try. Animals don’t stop being hungry […] The post Our Homesteading Year In Review and Next Year’s Plans appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more