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.
Food Roots  – May 21

Food Roots – May 21

“Or what if I had simply grown up in a time when food was seasonal? When there was, in each year, a time of more and a time of less? When food was not just there in packages on the supermarket shelf all year?” ~ Jessica Prentice ~ Welcome to another edition of Food Roots!…

Simple Roasted Asparagus

Simple Roasted Asparagus

Can you believe that for 24 years of my life I didn’t care for asparagus? I’m 26. My taste buds have changed dramatically over the past few years, for which I am thankful. Cooking my own food really opened up the door to appreciating a wide range of flavors. But I don’t ever remember asparagus…

Vanilla Ice Dream (ice cream maker not required), Plus a Giveaway!

***Congratulations to random commenter #16, Motherhen68. You won the Garden of Eating giveaway. I will be contacting you :)*** Ice cream is probably one of my favorite foods. Unfortunately almost all commercial ice creams are made with conventional dairy, white sugar, high fructose corn syrup and weird additivies that are difficult to pronounce. For this…