Simply Sustainable Family

Simple, Sustainable, and Healthy Homestead Lifestyle

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  • Garden
  • Recipes and Cooking Tips
    • Traditional Staples
    • Main Dishes
    • Sourdough
    • Side Dishes
    • Beverages
    • Desserts
    • Fermented Foods
    • Sauces
    • Canning Recipes
  • Simple Parenthood
  • Farm Machinery
    • Tractors
    • Haying Equipment
  • Homestead Projects
  • Farm Animals
    • Cows
    • Pigs
    • Chickens

About Us

We want to help you learn how to homestead in a simple and sustainable way with: Gardening, From-Scratch Recipes, Raising Animals, Simple Parenting, and DIY Homestead Projects.

Hi, my name is Ruth. I am wife to an amazing farmer, mother of 2 boys, avid gardener, and obsessed with delicious and healthy food. I also grew up as the oldest of 11 kids (my teenage brother is currently living with us, and is a huge help around the homestead). My life is far from “pretty”. Which is why I show you a realistic photo of us on an average day at the homestead. But, my life is very fulfilling, which is the important part.

Candid family photo of a homesteading family standing in the field in front of a John Deere tractor.

My husband, Warren, thrives on homesteading because it allows him to use his ingenuity, and it brings something new everyday. He does everything from haying to rebuilding tractors and anything in between. I used to worry when he would say “I’m not sure how to do this”. But, after 5 years of marriage, I no longer worry. It may take him a day or two, but he always figures it out. Did I mention that he built our house?

I want my boys to grow up to be God-fearing, hardworking, tough but kind, and independent thinkers. We eat a healthy home-grown and home-cooked diet, and they eat everything that we do. The homestead is full of life lessons, and it is so fun to watch their little minds grow.

If you follow along with us, expect to hear about:

Simple Parenting

Sustainable Gardening

Healthy Recipes

Animal Husbandry

Machinery Repairs and other Homestead Projects

We have enjoyed this journey so much, and are excited to see where we head next. We hope you join us for the fun, and we also hope you learn helpful tips along the way.

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Meet the family!

Hi, our names are Ruth and Warren, and we live on our family homestead with our 3 sidekicks. We are committed to a sustainable and healthy farm family lifestyle, and we want to take you on that journey with us every single week. We are just crazy enough to find it enjoyable, and we think you may too! You can read more about us here.

Recent Posts

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  • How to Install a Frost Free Hydrant for the Homestead
  • How to Make a DIY Tree Guard for Fruit Trees

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