August 2013 - The (mis)Adventures of a Homesteadin' Mama

How to smoke a pork shoulder

There is nothing like GOOD smoked pork. People pay good money at BBQ stands for yummy pulled pork sandwiches. But why pay for what you

As you may have heard in the media or even noticed in your own neck of the woods…. honey bee populations are are declining. There

We have had so much rain this year, which means a bumper crop of fungi! Our yard has had so many different varieties of mushrooms

This past week was our local county fair. On one of our trips we strolled through the sheep barn. It was more fun then I

Okay, so I have noticed a LOT of bloggers are doing something called Wordless Wednesday. I *think* the gist of the thing is that your

Growing up, I was a fair kid. Each year as summer crept toward the start of school, it was time to pack up all my

They say if you love something, you should let it go, if it comes back it was meant to be…… Well this is a story

Part of being a kid is, well, having fun! And why shouldn’t food be fun for kids as well? Getting children to eat a