So, last we talked, I was telling y’all about the decisions that Antoine and I had to make about how we wanted to approach our homestead dream. Did we want a house on some land? Or, did we want raw land and build? There were a lot of twists and turns, ups and downs and I want to bring you all up to speed. [Read more…] about Our Journey – An Update
Archives for 2018
Scrambled Eggs With Collards & Onions
This past Saturday I got the chance to go out to our garage and cut a few collard leaves off the plants from my hydroponic system. I have to say, it is quite a joy to go to your own garden and pull them fresh off the plant only to serve them up minutes later.
I won’t focus much on the hydroponic growing system as I will blog in more detail on this later. However, I do want to share some photos and the recipe from this weekend! If you recall from my wife’s post on Real Cooking, we may or may not have exact measurements because sometimes we “wing-it”, but I will try to give you a good place to start. Besides, the way we season, may not be the way you season!
If You Have A Seed…
One of many hot topics last week was the announcement of the proposed changes coming to many of those getting assistance from the government for food. Politics is a touchy subject, and I try to stay out of that talk as much as humanly possible because, well, my point of views are never really popular with those on either side of the aisle. So, this won’t be a political post for or against the idea, but more of what we as a society can do no matter what happens. [Read more…] about If You Have A Seed…
Black People Homestead?
Of course!! Why wouldn’t we? For years here in America, good ole’ U.S. of A, my ancestors worked the land. I’m not going to go deep into the torrid history of our ancestors’ enslavement in all of the Americas, but I will point out that the act of homesteading is not a new thing to us.
Unfortunately, when one thinks of homesteading what may come to mind is covered wagons, “Little House On The Prairie”, “Ma and Pa Kettle” – pretty much that homesteading is a “white” thing. But it’s not. [Read more…] about Black People Homestead?
Homemade Almond Milk
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Have you seen the price of Almond milk lately? YIKES! That stuff is expensive. What if you could make it cheaper and with only two main ingredients instead of all that stuff listed on the bottle to help it have a long shelf life? Guess what? You can. All you need are a few appliances you may already have, some almonds (if you can buy them in bulk at your big box, whole sale, bulk buy, or warehouse club store you can get the cost down even lower!), water, and flavoring [Read more…] about Homemade Almond Milk
Real Cooking
Hey y’all. Ok, so…you know all those great cooking and food blogs out there in the internet universe? The ones with exotic names, pretty pictures, lengthy yet inspiring back stories, recipes that are billed to be easy, but you never have any of the ingredients – or time?
Well, this ain’t that. LOL [Read more…] about Real Cooking
Don’t Ever Buy Land That Won’t Perc
Since we started our journey of purchasing a home again, we flipped back and forth on many things. At first, we were looking for a home with more than 5 acres and under $300K. Uhm, yeah…good luck with that in our area of North Carolina. That may have been the case about 8-10 ten years ago, but you would be hard pressed to find any homes with sizable land for cheap. With the influx of so many people to the area, it has become a seller’s market. People will pretty much buy homes sight-unseen by the time you realize a new home is on the market! Yep, a crazy crazy market it is around here. [Read more…] about Don’t Ever Buy Land That Won’t Perc
These Little Grains Do More Than You Think!
Water Kefir, have you ever heard of it? If not, well let me introduce you to a wonderful way to keep your gut health up to par. These little wonders are great for so many things, and their byproduct is easy to make. If you do it correctly, you will end up with a beverage that’s refreshing and good for you too! So, don’t be afraid to drink up. [Read more…] about These Little Grains Do More Than You Think!