Lisa MatthewsJan 2, 2021advice, balance, blessing, blessings, butchering, chicks, DIY, education, family, garden, garlic, growing food, homesteading, lifestyle, make-it-Monday, meat source
Our ancestors, some of which were the original pioneers who pushed westward into unknown lands, recognized the benefit of community and working together. Even though the original pioneers were self sufficient and independent, they understood that together more could...
Lisa MatthewsMay 16, 20172017 Spring Gathering, education, family, gathering, homesteading, lifestyle, sessions, spring.
Time to 2017 Spring Gathering Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) The count down to the Gathering has begun! In just a very short time, we will welcome fellow homesteaders to our homestead for a day of fun activities, learning, teaching and socializing....
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 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...
