DIY Fermentation and Gut Health on a Budget When grocery prices shoot up and food-stamp benefits get shaky, your gut takes the hit first. Processed food, stress, and survival eating wreck your digestion and immunity. …
Homestead Life
Rooted in Grit, Grown with Grace
Let’s be real — homesteading isn’t all sunshine and mason jars.
It’s sore backs, dirt under your nails, and a list of projects that never ends. But it’s also the pride that comes from doing it yourself, growing your own food, and finding beauty in the simple things.
This is where I share real homestead life — the wins, the fails, the “what was I thinking?” moments, and the quiet victories that make it all worth it.
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The Hidden Food Costs When Assistance Is Delayed
Hidden Food Costs When Assistance Is Delayed It’s not just empty shelves. When benefits get delayed, the damage runs deeper — lost wages, higher prices, and health breakdowns that cost more later. The Domino Effect …
Using Your Garden & Homestead to Build a Safety Net
When the store shelves thin out and assistance halts, the answer’s growing right outside. A few containers of greens or a fruit tree can mean freedom from panic. Start Where You Are Balcony? Grow lettuce …
Pain Pills, Briars, and Determination: Real Life Homestead Brush Clearing
Pain Pills, Briars, and Determination: Another Day Working the Homestead Let me tell you, some days out here on the homestead test every ounce of strength I’ve got left — and today was one of …
Building a Real Survival Pantry — What I’ve Stocked and Why It’ll Keep Us Fed
Building a Real Survival Pantry: What I’ve Stocked and Why It’ll Keep Us Fed Let’s talk about building a survival pantry — not the Pinterest kind, but the real-deal, keep-your-family-fed-when-everything-shuts-down kind.While everyone else is panicking …
How to Barter, Swap, and Trade Without Cash
How to Barter, Swap, and Trade Without Cash When the food-stamp cards stop working and the cash dries up, it’s not the end — it’s just time to go old-school. Before we had credit cards, …
How to Survive During the Food-Stamp Shutdown: What to Stock and What to Cook
How to Survive During the Food-Stamp Shutdown: What to Stock and What to Cook If the government’s still shut down and SNAP benefits are frozen, you’ve got to switch gears fast and work with what …
How I Keep My Homestead Going Without Breaking the Bank
How I Keep My Homestead Going Without Breaking the Bank Let’s get one thing straight — homesteading ain’t cheap. Folks online make it look like it’s all cozy chicken coops, home-baked bread, and wildflowers in …
$27 Mosaic Tile Steal in Clarksville, TN – Building on a Budget
Bargain Tile Treasure: My $27 White Mosaic Find in Clarksville, TN Sometimes the universe just drops a deal in your lap when you least expect it. On October 8th, I had to drive to Clarksville, …
Fake Friends and Empty Promises: Why I’m Done Counting on People
Fake Friends & Empty Promises: Why I’m Done Counting on People I’m just gonna say it — I’m done. Completely done with these fake-ass friends who only show up when it benefits them. The ones …
Fermenting My First Homemade Sauerkraut: Unique Flavors at 6 Weeks
Fermenting My First Homemade Sauerkraut: Unique Flavors at 6 Weeks If you’ve ever wanted to try fermenting but felt a little intimidated, let me tell you—if I can do it, you can too. This coming …
Mosaic Tile Bargain at Habitat for Humanity Re-Store in Dickson TN
Snagging a Mosaic Tile Deal at the Habitat Re-Store Sometimes the best finds come when you least expect them. I wasn’t even planning on hunting down tile the other day. My errands had me running …