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  • my favorite cleaner personal care products

    Swapping out your personal care products can be tough after using the same well known products for so long. The problem is that most of the products you are using, are likely filled with endocrine disruptors, and lots of other junk that just isn’t good for your health. my best advice is to swap things…

  • our favorite sourdough discard chocolate chip cookies

    I would definitely say that my family’s most loved cookie is chocolate chip. It is also one that you can take anywhere, and everyone will love. once I started sourdough, I tried so many recipes for sourdough, sourdough discard, and regular chocolate chip cookies. We like ones that aren’t flat, and are nice and chewy.…

  • beginning canning

    Our canning season officially ended a few weeks ago when I canned my last batch of applesauce. Even though canning season is over, it’s always a good idea to start thinking about next year. I am no professional canner, and have mostly learned from my mom over the years. We have not attempted pressure canning…

  • Simpler sourdough bread

    there are so many recipes out there on Pinterest with such complicated instructions and vocabulary. I feel that this scares away a ton of people from trying sourdough. don’t get me wrong, the in depth recipes are great. But someone starting sourdough for the first time needs a simple recipe. I was given a starter…

  • our favorite easy sandwich bread

    quick + not sourdough! I had never baked with yeast before I began sourdough. My husband would use the normal artisan sourdough bread for sandwiches. They made awesome pan fried sandwiches, but not the greatest cold sandwich. I finally decided to try a quick yeast recipe one day for him when he decided he wanted…

  • welcome!

    hi, I’m Alex. I was born and raised in rural mid-Michigan in a farm family. I am a mom, wife, and dog mom with a passion for all things homesteading and living healthy. my husband and I have been doing some homesteading things since we bought our first home, like canning, gardening, and raising chickens.…