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How to Make Strawberry Wine Step-By-Step

May 18, 2021 by Kristi Stone 2 Comments

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There's little more satisfying than filling your plate or glass with something you made with your own hands. Even better if it's something you have grown on your homestead! Making fruit wine is one of those satisfying activities, and this one yields the best flavor. This post will teach you how to make strawberry wine with store bought, or home-grown berries. If you ...

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How to Implement Frugal Living on Your Homestead

January 20, 2021 by Kristi Stone Leave a Comment

How to Implement Frugal Living on Your Homestead - Stone Family Farmstead

Homesteading is becoming more and more popular as people look toward frugal living and seek better sustainability options. Depending on the size of your property and the set up you have chosen to go with, the options are plentiful when it comes to providing for yourself and living a more sustainable life. It goes without saying that you need to make sure that all the ...

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Home Management for the Homesteader {Index Card System}

January 5, 2021 by Kristi Stone 18 Comments

Home Management for the Homesteader {Index Card System} - Stone Family Farmstead

Running a homestead can be overwhelming--even if it is a small, 1 acre hobby farm. There is so much to do, so much that we can't forget. Your homestead success may be tied to your home management in ways that you may not realize. Those who choose to homestead are usually self-starters who are confident in their own abilities to become self-sufficient. Confidence is an ...

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Protected: October and November Projects

October 13, 2020 by Kristi Stone Leave a Comment

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Easy Packaging for Your Homemade Skin Care Products

September 23, 2020 by Kristi Stone Leave a Comment

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It's great to know how to make homemade skin care products, but sometimes the options for packaging that are available in our kitchen don't quite cut it, especially if we are planning to give away what we make. The right packaging makes all the difference in whether or not we and others actually use what we've made. If you want to get into making your own homemade skin ...

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How to Make Your Own DIY Sugar Scrub

September 4, 2020 by Kristi Stone Leave a Comment

sugar scrub with a sprig of mint

Spa and body care products can be super expensive, and the truth is, some of them are so inexpensive to make at home and they don't take long at all! This DIY sugar scrub will take 15 minutes tops, and you may already have everything you need to make a batch for yourself, with some extra to give away as holiday gifts! This scrub would be a really nice addition to a bath ...

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How to Bottle Your Homemade Fruit Wine {4 Ways}

September 4, 2020 by Kristi Stone 1 Comment

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Making homemade wine is an excellent way to use up a burgeoning fruit harvest, and it's easy! This is step five in my fruit wine making series, and in this step, you will learn 4 different ways to bottle the wine you worked so hard to make. Steps for Bottling Your Homemade Wine Before we get started, you'll want to choose a bottling vessel. There are a few good ...

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Jumbo Coaster Crochet Pattern (Free)

September 1, 2020 by Kristi Stone Leave a Comment

white crocheted coaster on a wood background

Crocheted items are cute and lend a lot of charm to our home decor. If we are good at it, we can save money where we might spend a lot more. Thankfully, there are easy patterns that create beautiful things in almost no time. What if I told you that you could make a set of 4 of these coasters in under 2 hours? Probably faster if you are a fast crocheter! These HUGE ...

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Holiday Gift Guide: How to Buy for the Homesteader in Your Life!

August 10, 2020 by Kristi Stone 2 Comments

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 The holidays are just around the corner, and for some reason, they always surprise us (well, most of us, anyway)! In this holiday gift guide, I've curated some fun gift ideas for the homesteader in your life who is into canning and preserving or gardening that they will LOVE. You'll be a Christmas gift-giving super hero! For those of you notoriously caught ...

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How to Make Homemade Strawberry Jam {Safe and Easy}

August 6, 2020 by Kristi Stone Leave a Comment

homemade strawberry jam in a jar with a gift tag

It's strawberry season and the fruit is fresh, sweet, and delicious! Making wine, syrup or just eaten raw, they are a wonderful summer treat! But don't forget to bring summer to the table with homemade strawberry jam--fill your shelves for the year! Homemade Strawberry Jam is Super Easy Making jam is a great place to start if you are new to canning. It's quick and ...

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How to Make a Summer Face Cover + Sewing Pattern

July 9, 2020 by Kristi Stone Leave a Comment

With 2020 having been crazy with illness affecting so many in our country and some states mandating face coverings, sewing this summer face covering will allow you to protect others, be protected (to a certain degree), and wear a mask this summer with all your own style. This post includes the pattern so you can make masks for yourself, your family, or to sell in your ...

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How to Make Fruit Wine at Home: Second Ferment

June 17, 2020 by Kristi Stone 2 Comments

So far, we have gathered our tools for the wine making process, made the mash for the first ferment, and this week it's time to transfer our wine to a 1 gallon jug for the second ferment! Are we having fun yet? I know I am! Despite the fact that I am 72 days sober on the day I'm writing this article, I really do enjoy making wine. We grow chardonnay grapes here on our ...

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A little about me….For the past 6 years, we have lived on a scant acre in Southern California. I am the wife of the greatest guy ever….also a veteran ex-homeschooling mom of 3, grandma of 1, and fur mom of many!

Besides writing, my hobbies are gardening, herbs, crafting, scratch cooking, food preservation, goat breeding, and teaching all of these things here, to you, on Stone Family Farmstead’s website.


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