Natural health is very important to us, it is one of the main reasons we are starting a homestead from scratch in New Zealand. Homesteading in New Zealand is a little different to everywhere else. Follow along with out journey.
You may remember me sharing our homemade toothpaste recipe as an alternative to toothpaste that you can buy in the shops. If not, you can read about it here. It works just fine, don’t get me wrong, but my kids flat out refused to use it. And to be honest, I got sick of unblocking …
Read moreA Better Alternative to Toothpaste: Remineralizing Tooth Powder
Having a rabbit first aid kit set up and in a cupboard ready to go reduces a lot of stress when you are dealing with a sick or injured animal as everything you need is there together. I suggest you assemble these things and create a kit and keep it somewhere handy. This isn’t just …
Fermenting grain is a fantastic way to save money and increase the health of your stock. Fermentation has been used for hundreds of years in food preparation and preserving. If you have ever eaten cheese, yogurt, kimchi, sauerkraut, sourdough, vinegar, beer or wine you have had fermented foods. What does fermenting grain mean? Beer? We …
Read moreHow Fermenting Grain Can Save You Money and Increase Stock Health
So it turns out sourdough muffins are a thing. Who knew? I was hoping there was more to sourdough than just bread, but sourdough muffins? Awesome. Except when they’re not. My first batch was, quite frankly, gross. Rubbery and doughy. So taking what I learned the first time around I made a recipe that actually …
Read moreSpiced Sourdough Muffins – A surprisingly good recipe!
Why do I eat and make sauerkraut? I am a big believer in getting the things you need from foods rather than pills. Making sauerkraut at home is super easy and the probiotics that it contains are so good for you. I also think we as a society are getting sicker and sicker due to …
Read moreMake your own Probiotics at home and save $$ – Making Sauerkraut