Author: Shannon

I am wife to Stewart, mama of six, homeschooler, messy cook, and avid fermenter. This is where I tell our story... of building a sustainable off-grid homestead... of raising this growing family of ours... of the beauty and the hard and the joy in all of it.

Autumn Menu Plan

Today is the last day to enter to win one of two free copies of Herbal Nurturing: a family healing and learning guide. We are at the height of fall produce – I can hardly see my kitchen table or counters for the squash, pumpkins, and cabbages as we speak. Our crisper drawer is bursting…

This Week In The Kitchen

Right now you can enter to win one of two free copies of Herbal Nurturing: a family healing and learning guide. This week my mom and step-dad came to visit. Like every other week, the kitchen was the busiest place in our home. More food was put up, some for gifts and some for cold…