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What No One Tells You About Fermenting + A Life Reset Checklist 💚
Question of the day: What does your ideal “day off” from the homestead look like?
Cedie Omaña
July 06, 2025
NOTICE: Formerly known as The Steady Homestead, we’ve rebranded to The Homestead Movement! Same great content, just a fresh new name. 😊
QUOTE FROM THE HOMESTEAD
"The seed you plant today becomes the food, the medicine, and the beauty of tomorrow."
HOMESTEAD TIP OF THE DAY
If your potato plants have started to flower and the foliage is yellowing or dying back, it's time to harvest! For new potatoes, dig carefully once flowers appear. For storage potatoes, wait until the vines fully die back. Use a garden fork to avoid stabbing tubers, and cure them in a cool, dry, dark space with good airflow for 1–2 weeks. Don't wash until ready to use, just brush off dirt. This helps them store longer.
IN TODAY'S EDITION
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POLL RESULTS FROM LAST THURSDAY
What’s something about your lifestyle that surprises people?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 We butcher our own meat
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ We live without A/C
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ We don’t buy groceries for months
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ What’s yours? Choose this and share your story! (Some homesteaders mentioned they try to live plastic-free! Another mentioned that they groe a huge garden for canning!)
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ALL THINGS HOMESTEAD
A Quick Start to Fermenting at Home 🥒
Fermenting sounds fancy, but it’s really just salt, water, and a bit of patience. No canning, no special equipment. Just a simple way to turn your garden extras into gut-friendly gold.
Why Try Fermenting?• Saves extra veggies from going to waste | What You’ll Need• A clean jar |
Example: Easy Garlic Dill Pickles
• Add garlic + dill to your jar
• Pack in cucumbers
• Pour saltwater brine to cover
• Keep veggies submerged
• Let sit at room temp 5–7 days
🍴 Want more easy recipes and step-by-step help?
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Your Life‑Rebrand Checklist 💚
Feeling like your days run you instead of the other way around? Homesteaders juggle barns, bread dough, and big dreams, so a clear plan matters.
Treat lives as passion projects. Sketch dream days from rooster crow to sundown.
Note chores, side gigs, and down‑time hobbies that light fires in hearts.Choose three guiding words. Try “rooted, radiant, wealthy” and let them steer every “yes” and “no.”
Post words on pantry doors or coop walls for quick reminders during feed rounds.Clear the clutter. Donate extra canning rings, toss chipped mugs, free up mental airspace.
New habits grow best when shelves, inboxes, and minds hold room.Fuel bodies to flourish. Plan balanced meals, refill water jars, stretch during barn checks, prioritize eight hours.
Healthy homesteaders lift feed sacks and family spirits with ease.Refresh personal look. Swap frayed flannel for one crisp shirt, trim hair, polish boots.
Small upgrades whisper “I value myself” louder than any selfie.Strengthen mindsets. Journal during sunrise coffee; flip limiting thoughts to practical next steps.
Curate social feeds so only uplifting, skill‑building voices appear.Build a hype playlist. Queue bluegrass for garden work and soft jazz for bookkeeping nights.
Music nudges energy when caffeine runs low.Craft mood boards. Pin barn remodel ideas or herb‑garden dreams on cork board or Pinterest.
Visual cues keep motivation high when fences break and bread falls flat.Act like future selves now. Walk with purpose, speak goals aloud, price eggs with confidence.
Consistent micro‑choices shape tomorrow’s thriving version.Match surroundings to growth. Label pantry jars, plant extra flowers, host neighbors who cheer wins.
Environments either drain or drive; choose the push forward.
Rebrands aren’t just for big companies, rural kitchens qualify too. Pick one move today, and let momentum handle the rest.
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LET’S KEEP IT REEL!
I've put together some fantastic farm videos that are sure to make you laugh. Take a look and enjoy the fun!
This video is so me as a plant lover 😂
@caryssaburzo Nothing really, wyd?? 😅🤣 #planttok #plantsoftiktok #planttiktok #foryoupage #foryoupagee #foru #fy #foryou #viral #indoorplants #housepla... See more
Nothing like the thrill of waking up to see what chaos happened overnight after just one day of homesteading 😅
@resistance.garden #MemeCut #trending #fyp #HomesteadLife #resistancehomesteaders #selfsufficientliving #raisingchickens #gardening #gardenhumor #Meme #MemeC... See more
Yep, chickens = instant joy 😂🐔
@lysst3 I don’t know about you, but we’re vibin #chickensoftiktok #chickenmom #homesteading #foryoupage #MemeCut #fyp