Blessings In Surprise

My Unlikely Overnight Journey From Single City Woman to Homesteading Country Wife and Mother of Three

  • Home
  • Homesteading
  • All Recipes
  • Faith and Family
  • Organization/Cleaning Hacks
  • More
You are here: Home / Archives for homestead

DIY Mouse-Proof Cold Cellar Food Storage Boxes

February 24, 2023 by BlessingsInSurprise

Hey, friends!  Welcome back!  In today’s episode, I’m going to be showing you how to build mouse-proof food storage boxes to help keep your food safe during long term storage.  Check it out here:

Alternately, if you don’t want the added trouble and expense of cutting the lid and covering it with hardware cloth, you could just drill a bunch of holes on the top of the lid.  I prefer to use the hardware cloth in order to maximize air flow and maintain the structural integrity of the lid, itself, but I understand that not everyone has access to a jigsaw. 😊

As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments.

anne@blessingsinsurprise.com

Until next time!

Anne

Filed Under: Homesteading Tagged With: cold cellar, diy, farming, food storage, food storage boxes, gardening, growing your own food, growing your own vegetables, homestead, homesteading, mouse proof, overwintering, potato storage, Potatoes, preserving, preserving food, root vegetable storage, root vegetables, storing food for winter, winter food storage

8 Reasons Why Ugly Gardens Are Better For Food Production

March 2, 2022 by BlessingsInSurprise

You may have read this title and thought to yourself,  “WHAT?!  How does having an ugly garden help me to grow food?!”  Don’t worry,  I’ll explain. 😊

Many people fantasize about having the most beautiful garden on the block.  But I’m here to tell you why it can be very beneficial to allow your garden to become “ugly.”… Read More »

Filed Under: Homesteading Tagged With: easy gardening, garden, gardening, gardening advice, gardening for homesteaders, gardening hacks, gardening tips, gardens, growing food, growing vegetables, homestead, homesteading, how to grow a vegetable garden, how to grow food, how to save money gardening, time saving gardening tips, tips to save time and money in the garden, vegetable garden, vegetable gardening

How To Freeze and Store Fresh Fruit

August 4, 2018 by BlessingsInSurprise

 

There’s nothing like fresh summer berries picked and eaten right off the vine!  The unfortunate thing is that most berries and other fruits have a very short growing season.  But today, I am going to show you how you can take full advantage of every harvest and preserve those delicious fruits to enjoy all year round!

It’s actually really easy to do!  Just … Read More »

Filed Under: All Recipes, Homesteading Tagged With: berries, food, freezing, freezing summer berries, fresh fruit, fruit, healthy, healthy eating, healthy food, homestead, homesteading, how to, how to freeze, how to freeze berries, how to freeze fresh fruit, how to freeze fruit, how to preserve, how to preserve fresh fruit, how to preserve fruit, preserving, summer berries

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

About Me

I'm Anne, a city girl gone country! I garden, preserve food and raise chickens, but most of all, I love to spend time with my husband, three kids and our pack of German Shorthair Pointers.

Recent Posts

  • Cleaning Up the Dining Room and Restocking First Aid Kits
  • DIY Mouse-Proof Cold Cellar Food Storage Boxes
  • Meal Plan For Fighting Lyme Disease, Part 1
  • Managing a Household When You’re Not Feeling Well
  • Fridge Organization, Recipe, Grocery Haul, Seed Saving and More!

Archives

  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • May 2022
  • March 2022
  • June 2021
  • February 2021
  • March 2020
  • January 2020
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • May 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018

Stay Connected

           Don’t Miss Out!!!

SIGN UP HERE  to stay connected to what’s going on at Blessings In Surprise!

Photo Gallery




Browse By Category

  • All Recipes
  • Desserts
  • Entrees
  • Faith and Family
  • Gluten, Soy and Dairy Free Recipes
  • Holiday
  • Homeopathic Recipes
  • Homesteading
  • More
  • Organization/Cleaning Hacks
  • Party Foods/Appetizers
  • Side Dishes
  • Uncategorized

CONTACT ME

anne@blessingsinsurprise.com

© 2023 · Handcrafted with ❤ by 2 Pups Design Co.