Winter is exhausting. The holiday season is exhausting. As much as we are working to try and change how we do holidays and the winter season, which historically are a time of rest and re-energizing for the next growing season, we came short of our hopes this last year. So next holiday season, we'll work …
Author: simpleworldstewards
We started this blog to express the intermingling passions that we have in food and its production, a mindfulness of the earth's ecosystems, and words that offer humble reflections of our time spent among nature. Largely driven by me, Jenn, this blog also sees the occasional post from Adam-though he is far less interested in being a word-smith. Our desire is to share our experiences as we seek to create a modern "homestead" and become better stewards of our world through simple and thoughtful actions in our everyday lives. It is our hope you'll find some seed of thought or action that helps you become a simple world steward yourself.
The Beginning
Where did our journey to a sustainable and a regenerative lifestyle begin? Did it start when we moved into our house? Did it start when we started our journey together? Did it start a long time before or somewhere in between? The answer to our question is yes, three times over. This journey take time …
Freezing Peaches
August brings with it the hot weather, search for rain, and peaches. Wonderful, glorious peaches. I've always maintained strawberries and blueberries to be my favorite fruits, probably because I was told as a child that I had to keep eating strawberries for my hair color to stay red. Also, I just really enjoy popping these …
Dry Bones
It's been dry on our homestead for several weeks now. I've been watching the weather apps and the skies relentlessly, looking for some hope of rain. The tedious rolling out of hoses and the agonizing view of seeing storm clouds roll by yet missing us mere miles to the north or south drew me …
Basil Harvest
The first harvests of the year have been especially delightful for us. They are, after all, the first fruits of our homestead. Thus far we've had a steady trickle of cherry tomatoes, large tomatoes, and ground cherries with the rest of our vegetables and fruits on the cusp of ripeness. That is, except for one …
A line in the sand (er, soil)
We bought a homestead. Or at least, we bought a one acre lot with a beautiful cottage house, but I'm calling it a homestead. The last four years of expansive dreams and impatient waiting is now coming to fruition: we have land. And not just any land, land still within the bounds of the city we've come …
Detox: the first 14 days [part 2]
In my last post, I covered why Adam and I are doing this 28 day detox. I also talked a bit about our breakfasts and lunches, but left the main meal, dinners, for this post. Before I get there, we feel there's a few things we should update you on as we continue to detox. …
