Author: Annie Bernauer

Annie Bernauer is a certified Master Gardener and Master Naturalist. She enjoys writing about her family's adventures in modern day homesteading in Montana and helping others to learn these skills.

How to make and can pickled beets with apple cider honey and vinegar Montana Homesteader

Canning Pickled Beets With ACV & Honey

Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Preparing for Winter on the Homestead

Cooking with Brassicas the world's healthiest vegetables Montana Homesteader

Pitting and Preserving Cherries

How to Make and Preserve Cherry Pit Syrup Montana Homesteader

Making and Preserving Cherry Pit Syrup

How to forage and preserve wild huckleberries in Rocky Mountains Montana Homesteader

Foraging and Preserving Huckleberries

How to preserve beet greens Montana Homesteader

How to Render Beeswax from Honeycomb

The Magic of Building Community with the Homesteader Hub

The Magic of a Great Homestead Community

Titan Ready USA HERCulean Giveaway

growing cabbage in an organic garden in Montana

Growth Explosion in the Garden

Hello I'm Annie and welcome to our blog!

I was raised in an old farmhouse in the country and taught by three generations of women in my family to cook from scratch, can and preserve food, nurture plants to grow, craft with my hands, and live a simple, meaningful life. Now I'm teaching my own children these skills on our little homestead in Montana. I am a Master Gardener and a Master Naturalist and love helping others learn. I'm sharing these vintage skills here so you too can live a simple, more connected homemade life- one canning jar at a time!