
Homesteader Recipes


How To Make Chaga Tea Two Ways
Chaga freshly harvested from the Birch tree needs to be processed before you can make Chaga tea. Processing the Chaga right away is recommended as it is much easier to Continue reading

Making Birch Oil From Birch Bark – Ancient Medicine, Tar and a Natural Superglue
Today we bring a Bushcraft Special! Using our land in every way we can is very important to us. We have a large amount of Birch Trees on the property. Continue reading

Chaga Hunting – What is Chaga & Sustainable Harvest of Chaga Mushroom For Tea
What is that weird black stuff that grows on Birch Trees? It just so happens that the weird black thing growing on your Birch tree is a valuable mushroom used Continue reading

4 Ways we Spend Less/More now that we Homestead
While it would be great if everything about homesteading was cheaper, not everything about homesteading saves us money. Here are a few ways that homesteading costs us less or more Continue reading

Spring Has Arrived – And So Have The Bears
It’s been a long winter. Our first full winter in Manitoba. And it seems that it’s not quite finished yet. This time last year when we first moved to Dans Continue reading

Dehydrated Tuna Pet Treats For Cats Dogs & People
If there’s one thing both Caddis our pooch and Minnow our 3 legged cat can agree on, it’s their love of dried fish treats. They both go crazy for them. Continue reading

$50 Collapsible Chicken Brooder – Lumnah Acres Inspired
Every spring, we invest in chickens to raise on our homestead. Some of these chickens will be added to our flock of laying hens, while others will be raised for Continue reading