Welcome to the Homestead
Raising Kids, Growing Food, and Living Simply with Purpose.
My name is Jess…
I have grown & raised food (and babies) on everything from a .5-acre lot to a 100-acre ranch. If you are looking for inspiration and step-by-step help to increase your sustainability no matter what amount of land you have and no matter what season you are in, then you are in the PERFECT place!
Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas Recipe: A Family Favorite!
You know those meals that instantly take you back to a certain moment in time? These cheesy chicken enchiladas do that for me every single time I make them. I…
Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pie Recipe
We had our monthly church potluck last night. Baptist churches are known for eating a lot, and we proudly live up to that stigma-Â we love feeding each other and…
Homemade Natural Weed Spray Recipe
Gardening is essential to a sustainable lifestyle. While most of us really enjoy being in the garden, overgrown weeds can make it downright unpleasant. Weeds complete with your plants for…
Homemade Fluffy Buttered Biscuit Recipe
Tall fluffy homemade biscuits are a staple in the South. But, I have to admit that it took me a couple of years (yikes) to start making my biscuits from…
Ready to Start Building Your Homestead?
Stewardship of the land is vital for future generations. We won’t last as long as the land will, so it is important to take the best care of it while we are here.
This FREE e-book will walk you through the very first decisions that you need to make when cultivating your homestead.
- What should you look for in land?
- How do you choose the right livestock?
- How can you manage your farm finances efficiently?
- What kind of goals should you set?
- and so much more!
Download Starting a Homestead From Scratch in the member resource library.
I want to build something. Make things grow.
That takes hard work. A lifetime of it… After a while, I won’t be so pretty. But this land will be.
Looking for Something?
Courses Coming Soon!
The Homemade Household
This collection includes FOUR e-books full of from-scratch recipes to help you create the homemade household you long for.
Foraging Wild Weeds
Foraging Wild Weeds includes information for 18 wild edible and medicinal plants.
Homestead Management Planner
This planner is an all-in-one resource for your garden, livestock, finances, and homestead goals! It is available in landscape and portrait orientations as well as in PDF and spreadsheet format.
Kids’ Garden Journal
The Kids’ Garden Journal is the perfect tool for getting your kiddos excited about gardening! They can keep their own garden records and color on three different garden related coloring sheets!
Homestead Mama Planning Pack
The Homestead Mama Planning Pack is THE comprehensive planning & record keeping set for the household, homestead, and homeschool!
Buy Me Chickens and
tell me you don’t trust the government. Available in multiple styles & colors.
Homestead Mama
Mama on the Homestead Brand design. Available in multiple styles & colors.
Stop
and smell the wildflowers. Available in multiple styles & colors.