Yankee Homestead - Resources for healthy living

3 Reasons Why Your Homestead Needs a Barn Cat

06/11/2019 By Kathleen Leave a Comment

Are you considering adding a barn cat to your homestead? You should! Today Mr. Native Texan presents three reasons why every homestead needs a barn cat. He’ll also address three common concerns about introducing barn cats to the homestead.

Every homestead includes a certain variety of animals and every homesteader has to decide which animals those will be. Of course, every homestead is different, but there are certain animals that, in my opinion, should always be included: chickens and barn cats.Read More

How to Raise Pastured Poultry, Part 2: DIY Chicken Tractor

05/21/2019 By Kathleen Leave a Comment

Your baby chicks have arrived and you’ve got them all settled into their new DIY Brooder. High five! The next step is to build your DIY Chicken Tractor.Read More

How to Stock Your Natural First Aid Kit for Summer

05/14/2019 By Kathleen Leave a Comment

Summer is just around the corner, the weather is warming up, and we’re all spending more time outdoors. In other words, it’s time to make sure your natural first aid kit is stocked and ready to go!Read More

7 Reasons to Start Your Own Seeds Indoors

05/07/2019 By Kathleen Leave a Comment

After wanting to start my own seeds indoors for YEARS, I finally tackled the challenge this spring. I’m beyond thrilled with my success, and the process was so simple!

If you’ve toyed with the idea of starting your own seeds, and especially of starting them indoors, here’s why I think you ought to give it a go.Read More

How to Start Seeds Indoors: A Simple Method

04/30/2019 By Kathleen Leave a Comment

Even though I’ve been gardening for years and years, I was never exactly sure how to start seeds indoors. It felt like such an intimidating process. When we moved to the new farm last year, I decided it was finally time to tackle the challenge.

I would learn how to start seeds indoors.Read More

Simple DIY Seed Starting System: Shelves & Lights

04/23/2019 By Kathleen 2 Comments

Have you ever wanted to start seeds indoors but felt overwhelmed at the prospect of getting started? You’re going to love this simple (and cost effective) seed starting system!Read More

How to Make SCOBY Candy

04/16/2019 By Kathleen Leave a Comment

Did you know you can turn your leftover kombucha scobys into scoby candy?Read More

Hip Essential Oil Diffuser Jewelry: My Top Picks {with coupon codes!}

04/09/2019 By Kathleen 1 Comment

Once upon a time, essential oil diffuser jewelry fell mainly into categories that just weren’t my jam. Like clay pendants and silver lockets. And hey, if you love clay pendants and silver lockets, that’s cool. I’m not judging. To each her own.

Thankfully, somewhere along the way someone discovered that leather, wooden beads, and lava rock make beautiful and effective diffuser jewelry. These materials happen to be much more my speed, and I happily test drove a number of pieces to figure out which ones work (and look) best.Read More

3 Important Tips for Hugelkultur Raised Beds

04/02/2019 By Kathleen 3 Comments

Remember how we threw together nine new Hugelkultur raised garden beds last year during our whirlwind transition to the new farm? Yeah, I’m glad that’s over!

Many of you have asked for an update, and as we head into year two with our Hugelkultur raised beds, I have important tips to share from all I learned during the first year. Read More

How to Find Local Pastured Meat

03/26/2019 By Kathleen Leave a Comment

I get it. Not everyone can or wants to raise their own chickens, pigs, or cows. Thankfully it’s now easier than ever to find local pastured meat.

Of course, if you’re in the northern Virginia area, we’d love to be your source for local pastured meat! Sign up here to join our list of farm customers. But for everyone else, I’ve got tips for tracking down a top quality source for local pastured meat.Read More