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This vapor rub goes together quickly and easily. It has a beeswax and cocoa butter base and utilizes the power of eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint, rosemary, and tea tree essential oil. If making herbal remedies is new to you, this is a great starter salve.

03/07/18

How to Make Vapor Rub with Essential Oils

If making herbal remedies is new to you, this is a great starter salve. This vapor rub goes together quickly and easily, so you can be using it just a couple hours after starting. Even faster if you put the finished product in the refrigerator to harden it up faster.  Is your nose stuffy? Feeling a little phlemgy? Do your… Read More

A small black barn cat peeking past a door frame,

02/07/18

Bringing a Barn Cat (or two) to Your Homestead

It’s time to consider a barn cat. Or maybe a few of them. This past summer I found something horrifying in my goat shed. It was something I never expected to see. I didn’t even know this horror was possible in Maine. If you read the title of this post, you may have already guessed. I found a rat. Not… Read More

We are looking to expand our homestead by purchasing a gorgeous farm that has everything (except pasture). That's fine for the goats I already have, but it simply doesn't work for my dreams of fiber sheep and a guard llama. With a technique called silvopature, I might just be able to make this work.

01/18/18

Creating a Silvopasture to Benefit Your Farm & Goats

Maybe I’m putting the cart before the horse, or in this case the goats before the silvopasture, but we are looking to expand our homestead adventures by purchasing a gorgeous farm on 53 acres. The place we have our eyes on is perfect in every way. A lovely pond, an old pole barn in incredible shape, mountain views, and a… Read More

Was the elderberry syrup not potent enough to keep the colds at bay? Need a little something between doses of fire cider? Homemade cough syrup with the medicinal properties of lime, thyme, and ginger is probably just what you need. And don't forget about the honey. Honey for coughs is probably the original home remedy.

01/07/18

Homemade Cough Syrup with Lime, Thyme & Ginger

Was the elderberry syrup not potent enough to keep the colds at bay? Need a little something between doses of fire cider? Homemade cough syrup with the medicinal properties of lime, thyme, and ginger is probably just what you need. And don’t forget about the honey. Honey for coughs is probably the original home remedy. This cough syrup is effective… Read More

Maintaining a garden can be relaxing and fun, or it can be a colossal pain in the bum. It honestly comes down to the tools you have on hand. Having high quality garden supplies will make the season a lot easier and more enjoyable. Having said that, there are a lot of garden supplies you really don't need.

12/27/17

Garden Supplies You’ll Want This Season

Maintaining a garden can be relaxing and fun, or it can be a colossal pain in the bum. It honestly comes down to the tools you have on hand. Having high quality garden supplies (and keeping them in good working order) will make the season a lot easier and more enjoyable. Having said that, there are a lot of garden… Read More

Some tips for using slow cookers and an Instapot, plus plenty of recipes to keep your dinners covered whenever the need arises. 

12/23/17

Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Meals for Dinner

There is nothing quite like having a home cooked meal on the table every night, but there isn’t always a lot of time to devote to cooking. I get it. My husband works long days out of the home and I’m caring for livestock, gardens, and all the other things that make a homestead run. Time is rarely on my… Read More

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Welcome! My name
is Jessica Lane. I live a nearly self-sufficient lifestyle with my sweet
husband and three beautiful children on 1/4 acre in Maine. We raise Nigerian Dwarf goats, ducks, and chickens, and we grow as much food as we can. What we can't grow or produce ourselves we barter for. If we can homestead where we live, what's stopping you?

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