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20+ Things We Don’t Buy at the Store Anymore: How We Reclaimed Our Grocery Bill

February 7, 2026 by Brittany Belling Leave a Comment

Have you been dreaming of a homestead, or maybe you just need a solid list of reasons to convince your husband it’s time for goats and chickens? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve been homesteading for five years on just three acres, and every season we move closer to total sustainability (and the majority of those 5 years I was either pregnant or we had a newborn.) With 5 ...

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Filed Under: Food preservation, homesteading

Freezer sweet corn (with butter, sugar and salt)

September 16, 2023 by Brittany Belling 1 Comment

Our garden this year had 4 little rows of sweet corn. The barn cats loved hiding in the stalks. If you couldn't find the barn cats you knew exactly where to find them. Our garden definitely flourished this year, it's our 3rd year here and this was the year of the great garden expansion nearly doubling in size. Which is why we were able to plant so much sweet corn. It was so ...

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Brittany, a Northwoods homesteader and homeschooling mom, smiling while holding a small spotted piglet, with polaroid-style photos of fresh farm eggs and garden produce in the background.
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