Lisa MatthewsMay 7, 20172017 Spring Gathering, advice, canning, DIY, DIY cleaning products, education, family, gathering, homesteading, laundry detergent, lifestyle, sessions, spring.
Last week I introduced you some of the 2017 Spring Gathering Presenters. This week I would like to introduce more of them. We try to have activities and information that will appeal to all ages and people who are at all stages of getting back to basics with a...
Lisa MatthewsApr 29, 20172017 Spring Gathering, advice, DIY, education, family, gathering, homesteading, lifestyle, sessions
With the 2017 Spring Gathering getting closer and closer, the time has come to introduce the Presenters and Demonstrators. These people are coming to the Gathering, volunteering their time and sharing their knowledge in many areas, to share information with everyone...
Lisa MatthewsApr 26, 20172017 Spring Gathering, canning, DIY, education, family, gardening, gathering, homesteading, lifestyle, preservation, sessions
dSave the date! May 20, 2017 will be the date of the Spring Gathering hosted by Modern Missouri Pioneers. This is our third event and has the potential of the being the best yet! We have a varied slate of demonstrations and presentations planned which include such...
Lisa MatthewsApr 11, 2017butchering, DIY, family, homesteading, lifestyle, meat source, pig, preservation, seasoning
The learning, doing and teaching that has gone on at our homestead over the last two years has begun to affect our extended family as well as us. This past weekend my brothers, their wives, my mother, my son and a friend all got together and butchered a sow and...
Lisa MatthewsOct 31, 20162016 Fall Gathering, advice, DIY, education, family, gathering, homesteading, lifestyle, sessions
Twice a year, beginning this year, my husband and I offer up our farm as a gathering place for people to come to to share ideas and information about modern day homesteading. Although the Gatherings are a new concept in our area, the idea has been well received. The...
Lisa MatthewsOct 25, 20162016 Fall Gathering, advice, DIY, education, fall, family, gathering, homesteading, lifestyle, sessions
In addition to the afternoon sessions, discussed in more detail, here and here, we have several working exhibitions lined up for the morning hours of the 2016 Fall Gathering. Join us from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Matthews homestead near Miller for a full day of fun,...
