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.
The Sweet Potato Harvest

The Sweet Potato Harvest

Do you remember when we planted sweet potatoes back at the beginning of summer? That seems so very long ago, doesn’t it? When we arrived back from visiting family, the same trip on which Stewart’s adrenal fatigue became severe, we had a community work day. Stewart was still in bed for most of his days…

What Makes a House a Home?

We live in about 300 square feet, these three children, husband, baby belly, and I. Most of you already know that, but there it is, in case you didn’t. It is a makeshift cabin built by my husband which is attached to the small camper we moved into when we first arrived on the land…

A Few Happy Green Things

A Few Happy Green Things

It was just two months ago that we were writing off the fall garden. No time, we decided. Not a high enough priority given the circumstances, it seemed. That was all true. My big fall garden plans were simply not to be. There would be no big beds of carrots and beets, no row upon…