Living a Simple Life
Archive for ‘Simple Living’
Homesteading, Back-To-The-Land, Rural Skills, Foodie, Self Sufficiency Books
When we bought “the farm” it was our intent to put our city house up for sale and maybe live in it for another year while waiting for a buyer. To our surprise, someone snatched up our little wannabe-urban-homestead the 2nd week it was on the market. Unprepared, we rented a duplex and found a caretaker for our new 15-acre property on the other side of the country.
How To Make Your Own Soap
In the video below I demonstrate a very simple homemade soap recipe using lye, lard, coconut oil, peppermint oil and food coloring. Homesteaders used to get lye from dripping water through wood ashes, and lard from butchering and/or cooking animals. Although I’d like to try it the old-fashioned way eventually, we’re sticking with store-bought lye and lard for now.
How To Make Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese
The video below is of a class I taught for the Denver Urban Homesteading Group last month called Cheesemaking 101. It should help get you started if you want to learn how to make your own farmhouse cheddar cheese.
How To Make Cheddar Cheese
Solar Oven Review Video
A review of the Global Sun Oven by Sun Ovens International. I made this video at a recent group picnic in Denver, Colorado:
Canning 101 PDF Guide: How to Get Started Canning – Pressure and Water Bath Methods
We recently had a Canning 101 Class as part of our Denver Urban Homesteading group and Terri, our gracious teacher, was kind enough to give me a PDF file to share with everyone. Click the link below to access the Canning Guide PDF file. You can right-click and choose “Save As” to save it to your computer and view it later.
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