Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake with Homemade Biscuits
An old-fashioned strawberry shortcake heirloom recipe made with flaky homemade biscuits, real whipped cream, and fresh strawberries, made the old-fashioned way. Summer is here on our multigenerational Appalachian homestead,…
Old-Fashioned Sour Cream Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
These old-fashioned sour cream cut-out sugar cookies are infamous in my family. They are a coveted heirloom recipe passed down from my great-great grandma. They bake up soft, fluffy,…
Batch Cooking & Freezing: How to Build a Frugal, From-Scratch Pantry
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Learn the skills and rhythms of homesteading and homemaking for simple living.
Almost 200 years of living off our farmland has given us rich wisdom in homesteading: raising animals (cows, sheep, goats, pasture pigs, horses, donkeys, and chickens), growing a garden, and working the land. As well as homemaking: cooking and baking, canning, and keeping a home. Sustainably living with the seasons. Seeking to own less and live more through the old adage; use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without.
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Hi, I’m Megan
5th generation homesteader | Homemaker | Sharer of Heirloom REcipes and Heritage cooking
Welcome to our home! Here you’ll discover generational wisdom to build a legacy-rich home of your own, no matter where you live. Along with heriloom recipes and heritage cooking skills, you’ll find simple rhythms for creating a rooted, beautiful life.
Stay inspired with our heirloom recipes and simple rhythms and tips for a homegrown life.
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Seed Saving Made Simple: A Beginner’s Guide
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Preserving Made Easy: In-Depth Beginner’s Guide To Water Bath Canning
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How To Start Seasonal Homesteading No Matter Where You Live: Summer Edition!
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Batch Cooking & Freezing: How to Build a Frugal, From-Scratch Pantry
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How to Make Homemade Beeswax Wraps (Includes: No-Sew Beeswax Bread Bag)
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Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake with Homemade Biscuits
An old-fashioned strawberry shortcake heirloom recipe made with flaky homemade biscuits, real whipped cream, and fresh strawberries, made the old-fashioned way. Summer is…
Old-Fashioned Sour Cream Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
These old-fashioned sour cream cut-out sugar cookies are infamous in my family. They are a coveted heirloom recipe passed down from my great-great…
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I share our family’s heirloom recipes, heritage cooking, and homemaking traditions so you can create a simple, from-scratch home life.
Raised as the fifth generation on our Appalachian family farm, I want to help you learn the same steady, frugal rhythms that sustained generations — and find peace and purpose in your own home.
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