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.

On a Monday Morning

Our morning began as many Mondays often do; with heaps of dishes, dirty floors, and laundry scattered everywhere. A cow and goats to milk, breakfast to make, and chickens anxiously awaiting their freedom. As usual, Stewart heads out the door with the milk pail while I begin breakfast and coax the rest of the chore…

Update on Traditionally Fermented Foods: The Best Cookbook For People Who Love Pickles?

If you’ve read Traditionally Fermented Foods, you can help out by leaving a review with your honest feedback. It has been nearly six months now since Traditionally Fermented Foods was launched. In that time I have gotten a lot of generous emails, reviews, and comments as well as a few questions. One common question is…