Against the Grain Homestead

  Just Meal Plan is a meal planner , with over 100 pages, and has it all. It starts off guiding you step by step on how to meal plan. Monthly calendars; weekly menu plan charts for you to use; various, as in all over the house, inventory charts; forms to store your favorite recipes; forms for recipes you’d like to try; blank recipe templates; shopping lists; reference sheets; tips; and MORE are included. THIS IS A DOWNLOADABLE ITEM ONLY; NO PHYSICAL COPY WILL BE MAILED. You can purchase yours here. 

This pdf Budget 101 pack has all you need whether you are just getting started with budgeting or you have got it down and are just looking for a way to keep written records. This is your one stop shop. It has all you need to learn how to create a budget; track your expenses; save for the future; track your overall savings; debts; even keep records are your assets to liability if you want; AND MORE. Some forms come in multiple layouts so you may choose the layout that works best for you. THIS IS A DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT ONLY; NO PHYSICAL COPY WILL BE MAILED. Here is a free crash course on budgeting.  This Budget 101 pack includes all sorts of pages to help you determine how to start a budget, create a budget, stay on track, and to save for future needs and wants. This pack also includes pages to track your debt, debt payoff, and even your savings. There are asset to liability forms for those that are highly detailed.  There are a few different page layouts for the same purpose,...

  Hello and welcome to our website! Allow us to introduce ourselves, and feel free to leave a comment. We are a simple Christian family born and raised in the hills of Missouri. My husband, Buddy, and I, Shana, got married in 2003 when I was just 18 years old and are still happily married. God has blessed us with two amazing children here and one in Heaven. We diy, homeschool, cook from scratch, use herbal remedies, clean with homemade cleaners, have a small orchard started, herb garden, medicinal herb garden, perennial berry garden, can, ferment, dehydrate, water glass, and are learning to root cellar. In the past we have raised chickens, goats, a couple cattle, and meat rabbits; we hope to get back into meat rabbits. Currently, we raise chickens and honeybees. I guess I should mention our German Shepherd, Chief, and two tom cats, Joe and Max; they easily get jealous. We love sharing and teaching others, so we hope you find this site helpful, encouraging, and inspiring.

  Different Types of Seeds: open-pollinated, heirloom, hybrid, and GMO or GM seeds With so many different types of seeds, one may wonder what ever happened to a seed being well..just a seed? Unfortunately, in our world where man is forever trying to improve upon God’s design, a seed is no longer just a seed. Once upon a time as a plant grew, bloomed, and produced a viable seed, the seed would drop to the ground and the following year a new plant just EXACTLY like it would sprout and the cycle of that species of plant would start over again. It was dependable and predictable. We can and do still have those predictable seeds, but we just have to be diligent to ensure they stay that way. Let’s start in the beginning. In this article we will discuss the different types of seeds and answer the questions what open-pollinated, heirloom, hybrid, and GMO or GM seeds means. While we’re at it, we’ll talk about what the word organic means as well. Different types of seeds 1: WHAT IS AN OPEN-PO...

  Charlotte Mason Style Homeschool Planner: A Wholesome Plan For a Living Education Today I would like to share with you a Charlotte Mason inspired planner,  A Wholesome Plan For a Living Education.   I created this planner when I began incorporating more of an intentional Charlotte Mason approach into our homeschool. This planner is beautifully, but simply, designed with a bird theme. In this planner you will find a beautiful sheet to list down your studies for the upcoming school year. Following the year’s studies page, you will find a planner page that you may use as a daily or weekly school log. In addition to the pages mentioned you will have also some extra pages such as reading log, grade log, hour log, report card, resource list, and materials shopping list plus MORE. Instructions as to how to use each page are included. This planner comes undated so you can enjoy it year after year. Print off as many of each of these sheets as you need. If you would like to see a...

  Gardening Journal I have created a document titled,  Gardening Journal . It is simply a collection of some forms to help you stay organized throughout your gardening journey. I really enjoy compiling this each year during the gardening season as it makes for a wonderful record from year to year. I am able to look back and see what I grew, where I grew it, how it produced, and anything I learned along the way about it. It truly is help. You may view a limited preview here .  Feel free to purchase here . 

Homemade Bread Would you like to make homemade bread? Making homemade bread is a skill that requires practice, however it can be done easily with a few tips and how-to techniques. I remember several years ago, well over a decade, when I made my first loaf of homemade bread. When I decided to start making bread, I had also switched over to whole wheat flour. So as you can imagine my first few loaves of bread were quite…dense. We ate them, and I was proud of them, but I couldn’t get them to be light and fluffy. Then I learned the differences between hard, red, spring, and white wheat. Wow, what a fascinating world! I tried many many and did I mention MANY homemade bread recipes each one being different. Some were good and some were not. Some would turn out perfect one time and flat the next time. I simply did not understand how I could get different results with the same homemade bread recipe. Over the years I got better with making homemade bread, and I would have more successful loaves...