Today, I am sharing why we drink raw milk. I will go into the health benefits, risks and our personal experience with drinking raw milk.For Nine Years We have been drinking raw milk in our family for over nine years now. When my first daughter, Ruthie, was 18 months old, it became clear to me that we needed to think through the whole milk thing. It's funny how having a child makes you ponder health things more than anything else. I really should have been researching into all of this, when
Pillows from a Vintage Table Cloth
In this easy tutorial I am going to show you how I made pillows from a vintage table cloth. The process took about ten minutes to complete, and I ended up with two beautiful pillows for my farmhouse boys' room for only 8 bucks!Reduce, Reuse, Refashion Today's post is a collaboration with some of my favorite blogger friends, Chloe from Boxwood Avenue, Sarah from Rocky Hedge Farm, Sarah from She Holds Dearly and Larissa from Prodigal Pieces. Every fourth Tuesday of the month we are going to
How to Clean a Berkey Water Filter
Learn how to clean a Berkey water filter with this simple tutorial. With proper care and maintenance, a Berkey water filter will serve your family well for many years.Some links are affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Why we love the Berkey water filter I shared all about the Berkey water filter, why we love it and have been using it for 8+ years now in this post: Berkey Water Filter ReviewTo recap the top three reasons why we
Farmhouse Boys Room Makeover
We did a little farmhouse boys room makeover to get this space a little more cozy. Everything in this old Victorian farmhouse is a work in progress, but I love bringing you along on the journey. Some links are affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you.When we bought this home back in January, the boys room looked quite a bit different. With chocolate brown painted wood floors, and red walls, it was in need of some major
Farmhouse Cottage Garden
We turned one of the little cabins on our little homestead property into a farmhouse cottage garden. We have a long way to go in restoring it, but I love all the life that it adds to our farm, even in this current season. Cabin #1 on our new property Cabin, cottage, tiny house...I've called this little space a lot of things. Whatever the proper name, this little space has been sitting mostly neglected for many years. We weren't really sure what would we would use it for, but with its