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.

A Day Without Electricity

We lost power Sunday night at approximately 10:30 p.m. Losing power isn’t that big of a deal when it comes back on within hours. But when a storm knocks power out for 21 hours it really tests whether or not you are prepared to live “off-grid.” We did a lot of learning on Monday. We…

Simple Stir-Fried Cabbage

Now that spring is near we are seeing the light at the end of the winter vegetable tunnel. We have eaten cabbage probably twice a week since November, and this dish is usually on the menu weekly. This cabbage dish is great alongside salmon cakes, which we eat frequently as well. What I love about…