Starting Sweet Potato Slips for the Garden
Good morning, sweet friends! I don't know about you but these days I'm focused on doing one thing every day that helps my family weather the rising prices of gas, food, and so many other [...]
Setting up your Rabbitry…Do’s and Don’ts….(Series Day 3)
Setting up your rabbitry can be as easy or as involved as you want. It can be a simple set up with a few cages, or as involved as setting up an entire colony raising [...]
Best Combo for Meat Rabbit Breeds we have found…Series Day 2
If you missed our previous posts, you can find them right here. Our story of Raising Rabbits (Beginning) Reasons to Raise Rabbits on the Homestead (Series Post one) Today I want to chat with [...]
WHY raise Rabbits for Meat—our Family’s reasons. (Series Day 1)
One of the most common questions we get as 'Burbsteaders with a rabbitry is: "WHY would you want to raise rabbits for meat?" ...often followed by something having to do with their cuteness, smallness, or [...]
Love is in the Air…Rabbit Breeding time (series start)
Ah Spring. I am SO excited for SPRING to come and join us here on the cold prairies of Minnesota, how about you? We have had a string of warm days this week, and [...]
FREE Adorable Crochet Pumpkin Pattern and GIVEAWAY!
Who says you need to go to a store to make some adorable, simple pumpkins for your Autumn Decor? Not me! *wink* Even more....if you comment below, then you get entered for your very own [...]
Gentle Essential Oil Cleaner for Old Wood
One of the things about living in a 120 year old house...you learn that it takes a good amount of time and energy to upkeep. Finding an effective, simple, and gently recipe to take care [...]
Forget fences…be a good neighbor
When I moved here to the MN prairies 12 years ago I thought it was so so strange that no one fenced their yard in. Coming from a place where everyone has fences, it seemed [...]
When you Marry a man with a Homesteading Heart….
Ok Welcoming House readers, brace yourself. I am going go tell you exactly what might happen if you decide you are going to marry a man, or woman, with a homesteading heart. Now, to be [...]
Welcome to a Sweet New Year….
Its the very first day of a beautiful new year, and I love it. Feels like when you open a fresh clean notebook for the first time, and stare at the lovely crisp pages just [...]
Ditch Every Chemical Cleaner in your house with ONE product…..
Its true. A year ago I would probably have laughed at you if you had told me I could get rid of things like Bleach, and Lysol spray, and be content that my house was [...]
Make it Yourself Monday—4 dresses with One Pattern!
Good Monday morning to ya, Welcoming House readers! As many of you know from our totally rocking series in January about learning skills that need to be remembered, around here at the real Welcoming House [...]