Share Milking With a Calf
Milking time! Have I mentioned how much flexibility you can have when you keep your calf with your milk-cow? It is a …
Author: CJ
Candi loves cows, keeps redneck chickens, grows groceries, and cooks from scratch on her Kentucky homestead. Visit her at FarmFreshForLife.com & learn how to “Eat everything & still get along with your pants.”
Maple Sugar’in! Collecting Sap & Making Your Own Syrup
We have a little experience tapping maple trees. I am no expert, but I’m happy to show you how we do it. …
Rambunctious, Athletic, Smart, Witty – A Story About a Daughter
My oldest daughter is quite a character. She’s witty. She’s smart. She’s got a dry, dry, dry sense of humor – which …
All Time Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie
Cookies are High Maintenance. Well, maybe the cookies aren’t, but the people eating them are. I am so picky when it comes …
Nothing is 100% Grass-Fed
** NOTE: Thank you to all the folks who have sent me info on the specifications of “grass-fed” animals. The guidelines for …
How do you Keep Coyotes Away?
I love getting questions from you! If you ever have a question about our homestead, our life, or how we do things …
Read This Before Buying Your Daughter a Ferret
I’ve decided that Ferrets should come with a warning. Our 11 year old daughter has wanted a ferret for years. She has …
Fight Cancer With Food – What is CLA & How to Eat it
CLA was discovered in 1987 when scientists found it was able to fight cancer in mice. It’s true. CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) …
Farm Fresh For Life – Top Posts from 2015
Top Posts in 2015 It seems that many of my favorite blogs are doing some sort of “top posts for 2015” lists. …
Why Snow is Good for Your Garden
Why Snow is Good for Your Garden It snowed! Here in Kentucky, we never know if we’re going to get “white stuff” …
Kentucky Burgoo Recipe
If you have never had Kentucky Burgoo, you should. It is an amazing, hearty, nutritious beefy, meaty stew. It takes some time …
Creamy Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Easy. Yummy. Real food. Great side dish. Here’s how I make fantastic mashed potatoes with no processed foods, no funny stuff, all …
Staying Healthy & Strong without Dieting
It’s the end of a year. It’s the beginning of a new year. Let the gym memberships, resolutions and diets begin! I …
Turkey Broth Recipe
Turkey Broth Recipe. Homemade bone-broths are nothing like the thin, watery stuff sold in cans or cartons at the grocery store. Homemade …
I Can’t Imagine Anything Worse…
I was thinking about Mamaw and how much I love her and how I need to go visit her soon. As I …