Tag: homesteading

Late spring in Northern Arizona is one of my favorite times of the year. It means that I can plant tomatoes. And I LOVE tomatoes! Beside garden peas, tomatoes are one of my favorite summer garden veggie. I love to go out and pick and eat them right off of the vine. Heirloom tomato plants are varieties that are open-pollinated (meaning…

Welcome to week#3 of the April 2020 “You’re the Star” Blog Hop! Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share this post from my blog: Check out my online goat soap making class! https://krisandlarry.com/2020/04/14/free-goat-milk-soap-class-homeschool/ ________________________________________ WELCOME to FAMILY feature week of the April 2020 “You’re the STAR” blog hop! Meet your FAMILY week Cohost  This week is FAMILY feature week Swing by the Family hosting…

WELCOME to the April 2020 “You’re the Star” Blog Hop! Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog: ________________________________________ WELCOME to GARDEN feature week of the April 2020 “You’re the STAR” blog hop! Meet your GARDEN week Hosts  This week is GARDEN feature week Swing by the GARDEN Hosts blogs: Angie @ God’s Growing Garden Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures WT @…

WELCOME to the March 2020 “You’re the Star” Blog Hop! Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:Homeschooling Resources  __________________________________________________________________________ WELCOME to EXTRA feature week of the March “You’re the STAR” blog hop! (Sometimes we will have 5 Mondays in a month – these 5th special Mondays are called “EXTRA feature” days) Meet all of your STAR Hosts  Swing by the STAR Hosts blogs:…

A quick and easy alternative to store-bought “clorox” disinfectant wipes – especially while there is a shortage.

A quick and easy alternative to store-bought baby wipes – especially while there is a shortage. I have been making these for over 20 years!!

On our little homestead, we have many different egg-laying animals. I would love to get an ostrich or an emu… but Larry (you know, the guy from KrisandLarry.com) put his foot down! LOL He has been doing that for years…. but really doesn’t know how many goats or pigs we have. I don’t think that I could swing adding a…

Download the 2019 Yavapai County Planting Schedule Over the last 20 years, I have been able to streamline how we store and use our seeds for our gardens. Check out the quick video below!

Raising Coturnix Quail For centuries people all over the world have been raising Coturnix quail for their eggs and for their meat. In 1983, Coturnix quail were recognized as their own breed rather than being referred to as a common quail any more. They are very popular in both Asian and Middle Eastern cultures. And now are becoming more and…

It’s that time of year again here in northern Arizona and we are getting our garden beds ready. It has been cool and somewhat wet for the last few weeks. And we have another storm on its way tomorrow. I have also been crazy busy booked with classes both in the early morning and in the afternoon and evening with…

I look outside this morning and see snow on the ground. Yet, it is time to plant my tomatoes and peppers inside. Are you ready to start thinking about your garden yet? Every year we start our seedlings early. We could purchase plants in the spring as well, which we do if we don’t have seedling success. Although we have…

Making life simpler We have added all of the items that we listed below on our Amazon Shopping cart as well. https://www.amazon.com/shop/krismazy Kitchen tips and tricks Can you imagine living in a world with no or limited power? I can see a future with no power or a limited time/amount of power that each family can use. What are some of…