Monthly Archives: January 2012

Dreaming of Our Farm

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

It’s time for us to get a farm, not a huge farm just a small bit of earth. You know how you just know and we know. Once we open the door to this possibility all sorts of wisps of … Continue reading →

Posted in Homesteading | Tagged barn, bees, chickens, dreaming, ducks, earth home, farm, farmette, garage, goats, hogs, homesteading, land, mini farm, out building, pond | 36 Comments

The love of Bee Keeping

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

My husband loves his bees! Here is a video of him inspecting the bee hives today! I was quiet actually so there is no chatter on the video but here in coastal North Carolina it was a beautiful day today! … Continue reading →

Posted in Bee Keeping | Tagged beautiful day, bee keeping, beekeeping, bees, brood, coastal, hives, homesteading, honey, Honey bee, inspecting, love, North Carolina, smoker, stores, sustainable living | 10 Comments

Seed Ordering, Swapping, and Saving

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

I told my husband tonight we were going to need to order more seeds and he laughed at me saying that he didn’t know where we were going to put any more seeds. Well I told him one can never … Continue reading →

Posted in Greenhouse & Seed Starting, Le Jardin (French For The Garden if your not sure ;)...), Uncategorized | Tagged bees, eggplant, eggs, garden, garden planning, gardening, homestead, homesteading, onion sets, peanuts, peppers, potatoes, seed, seed buying, seed saving, seed swapping, spring, suburban homestead, sustainable, tomatoes | 9 Comments

The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post Edition No. 9 & Making Your Own Yogurt is Inexpensive and Healthy – Part 2

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

It’s time for the Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post again…..can’t believe how fast this month has flown by. I love all homesteading topics and I love seeing what you are doing at your Homestead! So please link up this week … Continue reading →

Posted in My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized | Tagged blog hop, cooler, delicious, easy, fermented foods, homemade yogurt, homestead, honey, Linky Tools, saturday, simple, trading post, yogurt | 4 Comments

Making Your Own Yogurt is Inexpensive and Healthy – Part 1

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

I don’t always make homemade yogurt the reason is my gang doesn’t particularly care for it although I love it. I make a smoothie almost every morning with fruit, yogurt, and milk and its quite filling, delicious and relatively unprocessed. … Continue reading →

Posted in My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized | Tagged carageenan, fermented, fermented foods, frugal, good for you, healthy, homemade yogurt, less chemicals, less processing, milk, processed foods, Self Sufficient, sustainable living, whole foods for health, yogurt | 11 Comments

The Making Of Our Greenhouse

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

So many people have posted and emailed me that they would love to have a greenhouse but simply cannot afford one at this point in their life etc…. The Viking in my life along with a little help from me … Continue reading →

Posted in Greenhouse & Seed Starting, Uncategorized | Tagged affordable, bricks, dumpster diving, finds, gardening, greenhouse, making of, metal fan, Nerd In Flip Flops, old logs, recycled, red rocks, refrigerant containers, shelves, upcycled | 7 Comments

Pre-Made Soups For Your Pantry – Make Your Own Convenience Food

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Let’s face it stressful schedules, long days at work can make up the formula that leads to expensive take out meals or eating out more often. For me this is not something I want to do to my budget or … Continue reading →

Posted in Are you Prepared for the future?, Eating Whole Foods For Health, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized | Tagged bouillon, chicken, healthy, homemade, menu, money, planning, potato soup, prepared pantry, save, soup mixes, stress, unprocessed, vegetable, weeknights | 2 Comments

My version of Pioneer Woman’s Pear Crisp……

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Pioneer woman puts together some delicious and easy recipes. I am an avid follower of hers. My eldest brother and his wife gave us some Korean pears over the holidays on New Years weekend. They are absolutely delicious, crispy, and not … Continue reading →

Posted in Delectable Desserts, Uncategorized | Tagged brother, chickens, Cook, Fruit and Vegetable, home, Korean Pears, North Carolina, Pear, Pioneer Woman, Recipe, Sugar, Vanilla Ice | 6 Comments

The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post Ed. No. 8 – Book Review “When All Hell Breaks Loose – Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes”

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

It’s time for the Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post and I realized that this was already my 8th edition but I had not been tracking it in the Post title I thought I would from now on so that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Are you Prepared for the future?, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Talk About A Hot Bed

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

My husband put together a DIY seed heating tray to start some of our seedlings in our greenhouse this winter. Here is an example of what is available online they are typically called a seedling heat mat…this one is sold … Continue reading →