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    Keeping The Old Ways

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    • Sourdough Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls {Discard Option}
    • Sourdough Pumpkin Pancakes {Discard Option}
    • Are Coffee Grounds Good For Tomato Plants? {Not So Much}
    • Are Mushrooms Good For Plants? {Garden Friends or Foes}

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    Spring/Summer 2022 meat chicken experiment

    WEEKLY updates, weigh-ins, pictures — and a thorough breakdown of what it costs and takes to raise Red Ranger chickens for meat on pasture.

    • Raising Red Ranger Chickens For Meat {2022 Cost Breakdown}

    Hi, I'm Jana! The Peasant's Daughter is a journey through the recipes and stories of the women who came before me. I'm a new mom and new homesteader who left the city life behind for a rural country life of more peace and simplicity. We're renovating an 1860's Victorian farmhouse and I'll be sharing real-food, nutrient-dense recipes (almost) always made from scratch. Follow me along in my new country life as I raise and grow our food, and strive for more freedom and self-sufficiency.

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    real food recipes

    From-scratch traditional cooking and food preparation techniques.

    • Make Sour Milk From Raw Milk | Naturally Fermented Dairy
    • Smoked Maple Salmon Jerky on The Traeger Grill
    • How To Smoke Whole Trout on The Traeger Grill
    • Wild Ramp Paneer Cheese (Preserving Your Ramps Past Spring)

    see ALL the recipes → 

    All about chickens

    Whether for eggs or meat — or both — chickens are an easy way to get started with small livestock. Learn everything about the care, feeding, maintenance, of your small (or large) chicken flock.

    • 21 Best Egg Laying Chickens {With Pictures}
    • The MANY Benefits Of Fermenting Chicken Feed {& How To Do It}
    • The Deep Litter Method {Why I'll Never Do Anything Else}
    • Why We Decided To Raise Bresse Chickens
    • How Many Eggs Does A Chicken Lay A Day?
    • How to Incubate & Hatch Chicken Eggs
    • 15 Beautiful Black Chicken Breeds
    • Chick Care: Raising Baby Chickens The Right Way

    see all chicken articles → 

    on the homestead

    Gardening, growing and preserving. Self-sufficiency and best practices to make the most of your land and its bounty.

    • 9 Reasons {& Fixes} for Tomato Leaves Curling Up In Your Garden
    • Smoked Salt on The Traeger Grill
    • 8 Ways To Preserve Fresh Herbs
    • 10 Chicken Breeds That Lay Blue Eggs (With Pictures!)

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    sheep & goats

    Small, efficient, and very useful and worthy creatures — sheep and goats are great animals that provide meat, milk, and fiber and can be raised on smaller homesteads easily.

    • So, How Long Do Goats Live? {By Breed}
    • {15 Reasons} Why Your Homestead Needs Goats
    • The {Little Known} Benefits of Goat Meat!
    • 10 {Surprising} Raw Goat Milk Benefits & Uses
    • How Many Sheep Per Acre? {My Experiments Versus Expert Wisdom}
    • Icelandic Sheep For Sustainable Meat, Wool, & Milk

    ducks & geese

    If you have chickens, you may as well add some ducks and geese. These animals are incredible — meat, eggs, and even down! Learn about different breeds and how to properly take care of them.

    • Ducks vs Chickens {What If You HAD To Choose?}
    • Your Homestead Needs Geese {16 Reasons Why}
    • How to Feed Baby Ducks {Healthiest Practices}
    • Keeping Ducks And Chickens Together {Yes You Can}
    • Saxony Ducks {Everything You Want To Know}
    • Silver Appleyard Duck {Everything You Need To Know}

    natural family & home

    • Whipped Tallow Body Butter
    • Why I'm No Longer Vegan | The Journey To Recovery
    • How I'm Following an Ancestral Health Diet for Pregnancy & Nursing | What I Eat In a Day Pregnant
    • 5 Books To Help Prepare You For Natural Childbirth & Labour

    popular recipes

    • Easy Traditional Grilled Octopus
    • Raw Milk Ice Cream Made With Pure Grass-Fed Cream | Maple Pecan Ice Cream
    • Old Fashioned Fresh Apple Cake Recipe
    • Traditional Basil Pesto (Properly Made In the Correct Order)

    see ALL the recipes →

    farmhouse restoration

    Follow along as we renovate our 1860's farmhouse. Interior design and DIY.

    • Life Without A Microwave: Sensible Alternatives & Why Our Kitchen Renovation Didn't Include One
    • The Rise of "Grandmillennial" Style

    see more in Farmhouse Restoration & Renovation

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    A historic recipe for Irish soda bread made with leftover cultured buttermilk from the butter-making process. I use raw dairy and einkorn wheat.

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    Hi, I'm Jana! The Peasant's Daughter is a journey through the recipes and stories of the women who came before me. I'm a new mom and new homesteader who left the city life behind for a rural country life of more peace and simplicity. We're renovating an 1860's Victorian farmhouse and I'll be sharing real-food, nutrient-dense recipes (almost) always made from scratch. Follow me along in my new country life as I raise and grow our food, and strive for more freedom and self-sufficiency.

    More about me →

    Popular Recipes & Articles

    • How To Smoke Whole Trout on The Traeger Grill
    • Smoked Maple Salmon Jerky on The Traeger Grill
    • Raising Red Ranger Chickens For Meat {2022 Cost Breakdown}
    • 10 Chicken Breeds That Lay Blue Eggs (With Pictures!)
    • Why I'm No Longer Vegan | The Journey To Recovery
    • Make Sour Milk From Raw Milk | Naturally Fermented Dairy
    • Old Fashioned Fresh Apple Cake Recipe
    • How To Make Perfect Risotto Every Time

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