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Sausage & Sweet Potato Soup with Spinach

Tasty and packed with veggies and nutritious bone broth, this sausage & sweet potato soup with spinach is sure to become a family favorite at your house.

Our Big Meat Bird Mistake: How We Accidentally Killed 35 Chickens

I almost don’t even want to share our great big costly meat bird mistake of 2018, because it was so terrible and so avoidable. It was possibly the most discouraging set back we’ve experienced in our homesteading journey. But we want to be transparent with you. And since we ourselves have benefited from the mistakes of…

What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?

What would you do if you weren’t afraid? Is it big enough and important enough that you’d do it anyway, even if you were afraid? That’s what we did in 2018.

Homemade Flubber with Essential Oils

Have your kids experienced homemade flubber with essential oils? They’re going to love this recipe!

How to Start a Jesse Tree Advent Tradition

A few years ago we decided to start a Jesse Tree advent tradition and it’s become one of our favorite parts of the Christmas season.

Great Big Homestead Gift List

Just in time for the holidays, I’m excited to share my Great Big Homestead Gift List with you! You’ll also find lots of great ideas for cooks, foodies, and gardeners.

Perfect Gifts for Farm Kids

It can be tricky to find the perfect gifts for farm kids, so I’ve worked hard to put together a list of tools, gear, and other things we consider to be essential for the kids on our own small farm.

The Best Way to Clean Cast Iron (Stainless Steel & Glassware, too!)

Keeping my cast iron pots and pans clean seemed like a major chore until I discovered an amazing solution. It really is the best way to clean cast iron, and stainless steel and glassware, too!

The Real Cost of Raising Meat Birds | Roots & Boots

The Real Cost of Raising Meat Birds: Year One

What is the real cost of raising meat birds? Is it worth it? For my family, the answer is yes. Definitely. Absolutely! Today I’ll show you the numbers and provide a list of our exact costs as we’ve raised our own meat birds over the last two years.