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The Farm Wife’s Guide to Gardening on a Budget: Grow More, Spend Less

by Cassandra | April 24, 2025 | Garden | 0 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links, with NO additional cost to you. Friends, the most abundant gardens aren't built with fancy equipment and expensive store-bought...

3 Garden Crops that can Save Your Family Hundreds this Year

by Cassandra | April 17, 2025 | Garden | 0 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links, with NO additional cost to you. We all know that feeling when grocery bills keep climbing while bank accounts keep shrinking. If you're...

Feeling Overwhelmed? How a Small Garden can Bring Peace to Your Home

by Cassandra | April 11, 2025 | Garden, Mindset | 0 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links, with NO additional cost to you. There's something about standing at the kitchen window, looking out at fields that need tending, animals that...

April Garden Checklist for Zone 5b

by Cassandra | April 3, 2025 | Garden | 0 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links, with NO additional cost to you. I know spring is an especially busy time on the farm, so we'll keep these steps simple and manageable. ...

How to Feed Your Family Well on a Tight Budget (Without Losing Your Mind)

by Cassandra | March 20, 2025 | Finance, Food | 0 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links, with NO additional cost to you. Let's be real. Standing in the grocery store, calculator open on your phone, trying to stretch every single...

Why “Just Work Harder” Doesn’t actually work

by Cassandra | March 13, 2025 | Mindset | 0 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links, with NO additional cost to you. When you and your husband are looking out to your fields, exhaustion seeping into every bone, watching bills...

Dear Young Farm Wife: What I Wish I’d Known Before We Lost Everything

Jan 23, 2025 | Business

This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links, with NO additional cost to you. I remember the pride and excitement when Jeremy and I first took over his family's farm. What I didn't...

Embracing the Seasons: It’s ok to slow down

Jan 16, 2025 | Mindset

This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links, with NO additional cost to you. Farm life moves in seasons, each bringing its own rhythm of challenges and blessings. While others mark...

Getting Your Garden Ready: What to do in January for Zone 5

Jan 9, 2025 | Garden

This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links, with NO additional cost to you. Getting Your Garden Ready: A January Planning Guide for Zone 5 While winter blankets our zone 5 gardens...

Lessons From a Year of Liquidation and Finding Growth in Loss

Jan 2, 2025 | Business

This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links, with NO additional cost to you. Farming is not just a job; it's an identity, a legacy, and often, a way of life that stretches over...

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