• Local Bite

    Local Bite – Week Five Reflection

    Five weeks down, nine more to go! The ups and downs of this challenge have been, quite honestly, very surprising! We’ve fallen into more a groove with our eating habits, know what to purchase where and are feeling more comfortable with spending a little more money on less food that is more nutritious. We’ve become quite intentional with our food…

  • Grow,  Sow

    The Perennial Garden

    We have been actively growing as much of our food as possible on our tiny plot for a few years now.  And for those few years, we have been kicking our own asses in an attempt to grow as much of our food as possible. There’s the seed starting and the soil building and the up-potting and the transplanting and…

  • Think Global Eat Local - Local Bite, Local Perspectives
    Local Bite

    Local Perspective – Little Mountain Haven

    Isis has been an inspiration of mine for a while now with her herb spiral, her phenomenal organizational skills and the absolutely gorgeous area she lives in! I am so happy to give you the opportunity to get to know her a bit through a little Q&A we did around eating locally 🙂 xoxo, M ***** Isis Loran with Little Mountain…

  • Local Bite Mini Challenge-Use It Up!
    Local Bite

    Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Five ::: U-Pick Farms

    Welcome to our fifth Local Bite Mini Challenge! It’s Fieldtrip time!!! Your challenge this week is to either visit a U-Pick Farm (AKA You Pick Farms) or make plans to do so for when they’re ready for you!  Ask around in your community, check with your local Farmer’s Market, research online, call and ask a few questions.  Once you’ve done…

  • Homestead Hacks - work smarter, not harder
    DIY,  Homesteading

    Homestead Hacks

    Alright, serious question here…Who doesn’t need a few extra hours in their day? Right. We’re all trying to do so much all the time! I know I feel super busy and pressed for time more often than not, so when I come across something that either saves me time or saves me from some stress, I’m all over it! So,…

  • Local Bite

    Local Bite – Week Four (+Restaurant Week) Reflection

    I can hardly believe we’ve already been at this challenge for four whole weeks! For some reason, this feels like a big accomplishment to me 🙂 You know, it’s a whole month! And yes, there are still many, many weeks to go before we hit our goal of 100 days of eating local, but damn this feels good! Maybe I’m…