
Our Journey to an Urban Homestead
My family (my husband and our three children) and I live on an “urban homestead.” This term refers to a household that grows, through gardening and livestock, most of the
My family (my husband and our three children) and I live on an “urban homestead.” This term refers to a household that grows, through gardening and livestock, most of the
Last winter all three kids and I got sick at the same time. We ended up with a loooooong three weeks of coughing, sneezing and that overall icky feeling. My friend
When we grow tomatoes, they tend to ripen all at once so taking care of
A few weeks ago we went with friends on our yearly apple and pear picking
Last week I traded my figs for some rhubarbs and I’m in heaven because right
With summer comes hot weather and dry days, so naturally you have to water your
Of all the vegetables we grow in our garden, leafy greens are our favorites. We
I used to be so intimidated by the idea of canning and preserving food. It
Is breaking up with plastic hard to do? Once alternatives have been sought and people
As homesteading vegans, we grow a variety of beans: pole beans, bush beans, fava beans,
Growing potatoes is so much fun, and they taste way better than store bought potatoes.
If you do not have a garden or even an outdoor gardening area, you still
For our son’s birthday party yesterday, we made lemonade with dozens of lemons from our tree.
It is now more important than ever to teach your children about sustainable living. Living
I have adopted a different but still zero waste (or at least fairly zero waste) hair routine. Here it is:
For my zero waste hair I do:
🔸Refillable shampoo and conditioner
🔸Bamboo comb and brush
🔸Plastic free hair ties
🔸coconut oil as hair shine
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Lots of new green beans plants finally have been planted and now we’re eagerly waiting for rain.
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Another batch of apple cider vinegar made with leftover apple cores, peels and a few soft apples are brewing.
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We went to Mount Laguna to hike and was so excited to find a little snow to play in.
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Our latest homeschool project with @lizaamemati. Still working on the pop-up.... volcanos and very short stories ~
Homeschool Arts and academics go together ~
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Our dream of self sufficient living and economic freedom is work in progress and today we grow 80% of our own food saving us lots of money, we are blessed to feed our kids organic homegrown food with little carbon footprint. I say dream big, enjoy the journey and count your blessings.
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#selfsufficientliving #selfsufficientgardening #growwhatyoueat #growingfood #growfoodnotlawns #backyardgrowers #growingfoodinmygarden #growingmyownfood #urbanhomestead #homesteadinglife #financialfreedom #financialindependence #moneysavingchallenge #simpleliving #gardeninspiration #gardenliving ...
Enchilada casserole because I was too tired to make regular enchiladas after planting all afternoon. Link to recipe in the bio.
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#enchiladacasserole #veganenchiladacasserole #veganenchiladas #veganfood #veganrecipes #veganofinstagram #vegancomfortfood #glutenfreevegan #wholefoodplantbased #cleaneating #letfoodbethymedicine ...
We needed a desk for our home office but we’re doing a no buy so lucky us we found one that our neighbors discarded. I don’t know who said it here on Instagram but we need to normalize second hand shopping, or in our case rescue furniture from going to a landfill. It’s better for the planet and our wallet.
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One of our biggest mistake we did when we decided we would do a no buy challenge was forgetting to include the kids in the decision. It was a big parent fail moment. We for sure should have had that discussion as a family however I’m firmly believe teaching children about money and budget is so important. Our kids have their own money they have saved up and can use them buying things they want if they wish and I am amazed how they love saving instead of spending it and how they keep track off how much they have and how they can keep growing their savings.
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What goes well with my homemade oat milk? Hubby’s @the.zero.waste.dad homemade granola.
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#homemadegranola #granola #vegangranola #glutenfreevegan #veganbreakfast #vegansofig #plantbasedbreakfast #plantbasedfoods #plantbasedlife #plantbasedofig #veganfoodie ...
My broccoli is in bloom and the bees are going crazy for them.
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#beesandflowers #broccoliblooms #broccoliflowers #broccoli #urbanhomestead #growingfood #growyourownfood #growingfoodinthecity #backyardgrowers #sandiegogarden #gardeninspiration ...
Growing up we always has raw grated carrots with almost every meal. I like some raw and crunchy veggies with my meals and today I do the same for my family and my youngest calls it the sunshine salad and love adding raw sunflower seeds and sprouts to our salad. I love adding raw veggies that are a packed with beta carotene, fiber and antioxidants.
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#rawfood #carrotsalad #carrots #healthyfood #veganfamily #cleaneating #sidedish #veganfood #veganlife #vegansofig #plantbased #plantbasedfoods #rawveganfood photo by @juliasaperstein ...