We’ve Moved!!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new website and blog – www.MistyMeadowsHomestead.com

After many years of sharing our adventures in prepping, canning, gardening, wildcrafting, etc., on Facebook & Instagram, our friends and family suggested we start a blog to reach a broader audience.

And we did…

In 2016 we purchased a small homestead (10+ acres) in a need of a great deal of TLC – what a perfect time to share our progress and adventures. We started a free blog over at WordPress. While it was a great start, it limited how we could utilize our internet presence and the domain name was cumbersome and easy to forget.

This year we have decided to take the leap and start our own website and blog! 

We hope our blog will be your first stop not only to learn more about gardening, canning etc., but also about community events and happenings in Mineral, WA and the surrounding areas.

So, welcome! Welcome to Misty Meadows… where the adventure begins! I hope you’ll join us!

Blog Hop!!

You have a new reason to look forward to the weekend! 

Starts Friday, March 29, 2019 at 12:01 am (PST)

Blog Hops (link party, linky party or link up) are a fun, virtual way to discover new homesteaders and support other like-minded bloggers in the homesteading community.

It’s also a great way to network and boost engagement on your blog posts by visitor comments and shares to other social media channels.

Share, explore and get inspired!

On a particular day/time, you’ll head over to the HOI Blog Hop and SHARE a link to your best blog post(s) (up to 3 each week), then EXPLORE the amazing content other bloggers have shared and get INSPIRED!

When and what time?

The HOI Blog Hop begins every Friday at 12:01 am (PST) and runs through the following Sunday evening.

Starts Friday, March 29, 2019 at 12:01 am (PST)

What to share?

You’re welcome share your blogs related to your homesteading lifestyle: Beekeeping, canning, cooking, crafting, DIY projects, farm animals, gardening, herbal remedies, self-sufficiency, soap making, wildcrafting, and more!

Click to join the Blog Hop!!

In the Garden – Grow a Year’s Worth of Produced

How to Grow a Years Worth of Produce – Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to grow a years worth of produce? Well, it is possible – let us show you how!

[This post has been updated since it originally ran in January 2017]

My grandpa was a Midwest farm boy and even after he grew up and made a life for himself in southern California, the farm boy never left him.  He always had a garden and much to the annoyance of his neighbors (and the county) he

In the Garden – Ordering Seed Catalogs

Can you believe it’s already 2019!! It’s never too early to start thinking about your garden. In fact, if you plan on starting your own seeds, some of them need to be started this month!!

World Bee Day

Last year, the United Nations declared May 20 as “World Bee Day”.

As beekeepers, we know the importance of bees.

While honey and beeswax are a nice byproduct of keeping bees and we may have gotten into beekeeping for those reasons, as time went on we begin to see the greater importance of these small creatures.

Beginning on Saturday, May 19th and going through the 21st we will be doing our part to “save the bees”

We will accomplish this by holding a special follow loop on Instagram and having you create educational posts using your own personal beekeeping related photos *** that have been watermarked with the picture below ***

The idea is to push as much bee related content over those days, as possible to increase public awareness about the importance of bees.

Are you game?

Let’s do it we can to educate and fill IG with our love of bees during those 3 days.

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If you’d like to participate, Please send me a DM…direct message.

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Let’s save some bees!!!

#savethebees #worldbeeday2018 #honeybee #pollinators #mtrainier #mistymeadowscares #honeycomb #unitednations

Modern Day Homesteader Meet & Greet

Do you consider yourself a Modern Day Homesteader?

Do you want to meet other Instagram Homesteaders who have similar values and lifestyles to share ideas with?

To participate, join our group on Facebook.

Have you visited our Facebook Business Page yet?  Would you do us a favor and “Like” it?www.facebook.com/MistyMeadowsHomestead

If you like this post, please feel free to share and please click the follow button on the side or return to Misty Meadows Homestead to follow our adventures… Oh!  Wait!  Before you go – don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel!  Thanks!

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Content and Photos by Misty Meadows Homestead and S.Lago © All Rights Reserved

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In the Garden – A Fragile Stretch

What do you do if your seedlings are looking a little lank and leggy.

 [This post was originally penned in February 2017 and has since been updated.]

Homestead Buzz – Deafening Silence

When you love someone, you are never really prepared to lose them.

Instagram Loop Giveaway

We are going to host a Winter Wellness Loop Giveaway in the next 2 weeks.

This is our first one and I think the cold and flu season is the perfect time to host this loop!

We are looking for brands who offer items that will help their customers get through these tough winter months: examples: shower steamers, breath easy essential oil roller balls, medicinal herbs, things to pamper oneself with when sick, etc.

Do you want to be a part of the loop?!

If you and your brand would like to participate, please follow this blog and send an email to MistyMeadowsAdventures@gmail.com letting me know you want to participate and what you’d like to include from your shop.

Know a shop that might like to participate? Feel free to share this post!

#instaetsy #loopgiveaway #winterwellnessgiveaway

Have you visited our Facebook Business Page yet?  Would you do us a favor and “Like” it?www.facebook.com/MistyMeadowsHomestead

If you like this post, please feel free to share and please click the follow button on the side or return to Misty Meadows Homestead to follow our adventures…

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Content and Photos by Misty Meadows Homestead and S.Lago © All Rights Reserved

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In the Kitchen – Easy Caramel Corn

As a little girl, two of my favorite Circus treats were Cotton Candy and Caramel Corn. Though I’ve yet to figure out how