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Ingredients 3 avocados, ripe ½ small yellow onion, finely diced 2 Roma tomatoes, diced 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed and finely diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 lime, juiced ½ teaspoon sea salt Instructions - Let’s Get Started Slice the avocados in half, remove the pit, and scoop into a mixing bowl. Mash the avocado with a fork and make it as chunky or smooth as you’d like. ​ Add the remaining ingredients and stir together. Give i

Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled 3 large eggs ½ teaspoon sea salt ½ tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Instructions - Let’s Get Started Place the flour on a clean work surface and make a nest. Add the eggs, olive oil, and salt to the center and use a fork to gently break up the eggs, keeping the flour walls intact as best as you can. Use your hands to gently bring the flour inward to incorporate. Continue working the dough with your hands to bring it tog

Ingredients 4 cups (512 g) all-purpose flour or bread flour 2 to 3 teaspoons (10 to 15 grams) kosher salt 2 teaspoons (8 g) instant yeast or activated yeast 2 cups (455 g) lukewarm water, made by combining 1/2 cup boiling water with 1 1/2 cups cold water butter for greasing 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided flaky sea salt, such as Maldon 1 to 2 teaspoons whole rosemary leaves, optional Instructions - Let’s Get Started Make the dough: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour,

Ingredients a sourdough starter (see recipe page for starter instructions) flour, bread flour preferably, - King Arthur Flour is great salt water Instructions - Let’s Get Started There are essentially 5 steps to making sourdough bread.  ​ Mix the Dough: Combine water, sourdough starter, salt and flour in bowl, stir to form a sticky dough ball. Pour 375 grams of water into a bowl​ Add 50 to 100 grams of sourdough starter Stir to combine; then add 11 grams of salt Finally, add

There’s something magical about sharing sourdough starter. Whether you’re mailing it to a friend across the country or offering it to your farm customers, dehydrated sourdough starter is a clever, reliable, and shelf-stable way to spread the joy of baking. It’s like sending a living time capsule—one that will rise again with a little water and flour. In this guide, you’ll learn how to dehydrate sourdough starter step-by-step, how to package it for mailing, and more!

If you’ve been dreaming of growing vibrant herbs, veggies, and flowers for your community—or just getting your hands in the soil—then this is where it all truly begins: seed germination. At our nursery, we’ve just kicked off our first round of plant starts, and I’m excited to walk you through how I’m doing it and how you can too—whether you’re starting a business or simply planting for home and homestead.

Starting a plant nursery from scratch might sound like a dream reserved for those with acres of land, fancy greenhouses, and generations of farming knowledge — but the truth is, anyone can do it. With a little vision, some basic materials, and a whole lot of heart, launching a nursery can become a powerful way to grow income, beauty, and legacy right from the ground up.

Clay soil gets a bad rap—and for good reason. It's dense, compacted, and drains poorly. When it's dry, it cracks like concrete. When it's wet, it clumps into slick, soupy bricks. For new farmers and gardeners, it feels like trying to grow carrots in a parking lot. But here’s the good news: clay soil is not a curse—it's a foundation.

Buying land isn’t just a real estate transaction. It’s a life shift—a statement that you’re ready to live differently. But here’s the thing: buying land for a farm, homestead, or self-sufficiency project is not the same as buying a house in the suburbs. And no one hands you a checklist. So I’m going to do that for you. Here’s what I learned—the hard way—so you don’t have to.

We bought farm land. Its not much to some but were proud of our 100 acres of wild, overgrown soil tucked away in a quaint town on the eastern coast.