Grow Your Own Food
Below you will find some of my favorite products. Most of the links on this page are affiliate links. This means that if you find something you like and end up purchasing it, I get a small amount of money from the vendor for referring you.
You can now scroll through all of my favorite Amazon products on my new Amazon Store HERE. Make sure to hover above the comment mark on the top right of each image for my short comment about the product.
GARDENING
THE Best Gardening Gloves
Six pairs for so cheap and seriously great gloves.
Worm Castings
The best organic plant food.
Garden Hose Nozzle
Lasted longer than any other!
Neem Oil
Natural pest control.
Garden Sprayer
For the neem oil and vinegar.
30% Vinegar
Natural weed killer.
Garden Staples
To hold stuff down.
Fish Fertilizer
Natural plant food.
HOMESTEADING
Dairy Stainless Milk Pail
Easy clean up.
Flour-Sack Towels
I use these as cheesecloth. Cheap!
Galvanized Buckets/Cans
For animal feed.
Hoof Trimming Clippers
For goats.
Essential Oils
I use doTERRA.
Everyday T-Shirts
Especially for the homesteader/farmer.
Soap Mold and Cutter
Really nice quality.
Vinyl Waterproof Apron
Cause homesteading can get messy.
KITCHEN
Ball Enamel Water Bath Canner
And 4-piece utensil set.
Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls
A great six piece set.
KitchenAid Hand Mixer
Seriously so much more useful than the big one.
Presto Pressure Canner
For canning low-acid foods.
Cuisinart 14-Cup Food Processor
Heavy duty and does a great job.
Measuring Cups and Spoons
Sturdy & stainless steel. 7 measuring cups and 6 measuring spoons.
Food Vacuum Sealer
I use this to seal meat, vegetables, and fruit.
Corelle White Dinnerware Set
Simple, elegant, light weight, and not easy to break.
BOOKS AND EDUCATION
The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer
Great information on growing medicinal herbs.
The New Organic Gardener
Organic gardening techniques for vegetable production.
Top-Bar Beekeeping
Organic practices for honeybee health.
Building Green
If you are interested in alternative building methods this is a great book.
The Market Gardener
Grower's handbook for the small scale organic market gardener (and home gardener).
Gaia's Garden
Home-scale permaculture.
Family Table
Delicious, real-food recipes.
The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It
Not only for the off-grid homestead.
HOMESTEAD SUPPLIERS
Hoegger Supply Company – cheesemaking, soapmaking, and goat supplies.
Johny’s Selected Seeds – seeds and small farming equipment.
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds – interesting rare seeds.
Mountain Rose Herbs – bulk herbs and spices.
The Potato Garden – the place to order seed potatoes and garlic.
Premier 1 – Fencing and other homestead equipment.
My Oil Gear – essential oils equipment and diffusers.
Oil Life – essential oils supplies.
BLOGGING
Aweber – email newsletter service. Affordable price and easy to use. I am so sorry I didn’t start with this one from the beginning!
Tailwind – Pinterest management. This is the best tool ever. Saves you so much time and helps you drive more traffic to your site through Pinterest.
Grammarly – English is not my first language, but I would probably use this service even if it was. It checks your spelling and grammar.
Deposit Photos – this is where I get stock photos if I can’t take my own photos of something.