On the Homestead

It’s not always glamorous or clean, but at least life on the farm is entertaining, beautiful, and oh-so-delicious. Follow along with recipes, dreams and confessions, and garden growing here.

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Tomatoes and eggs.

The Elliott Homestead Cooking Community is a way for you to get brand new, whole food recipes delivered to your door every month. Every recipe is designed to be simple,…

Natural Skincare: How To Age Gracefully (toxin free)

I’ve never been one for stereotypes and while I may get dirty in the garden, spend my afternoons making cheese over the stove, and milk a cow each morning, I…

Welcome the sunshine: Basic essential oil recipes to maximize the season!

Allergy-Aid 1 drop each Lemon, Lavender, and Peppermint in a capsule, taken 3x daily 1 drop Lemon, rubbed over the liver, 3x daily 1 drop Lavender, rubbed over the stomach,…

The Basic Wellness Plan Everyone Should Be On

Grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down your top three health concerns right now. Is it sleep? Is it diet? Is it anxiety? Is it hormone…

A Family Health Center At Home

When my babies were younger, I often struck up conversations with parents while both of us were dutifully changing or feeding our little ones. We talked about diaper rash, spit…

Wellness

Here’s some shocking news: your daily habits affect your health. Wait, you already knew that, didn’t you? Then why do so many of us live as if that is not…

We’ve never shown you this room before…

Beneath our kitchen lies a hundred-year-old root cellar that you’ve never seen… see how we converted it and made the most of what this ‘ol farm has to offer.

Under Construction.

“Under Construction” – a title that fits well for both my blog and my life, no? Which should we talk about first? How about life. Yes life, as ever, is…

We’ve got BIG PLANS for next year. Too big?

Stu and I both have specific visions for 2019 – which projects do you think will win out first? Watch us dream… dialogue… and fry donuts as we plan for…

Imperfections.

At a time when I probably should be writing down lists of this or that requiring work in the home, I rather find myself relaxing into the imperfection that is…

My tantrum.

I used to have a chicken that defied the odds. I always assumed, as a mature farmer (of course), that I wouldn’t take to any of my farm animals as…

Complete betrayal.

It was day-two of barn renovations yesterday and know I use the term “barn renovation” very loosely. For starters, it’s not exactly a ‘barn’, but since this is a farm,…

On the Homestead

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