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.

Learn how to harvest compost from a vermicomposting worm bin

How to harvest compost from a worm bin

Learn how to know when to plant garden seeds in your area

How do I Know When to Start Garden Seeds

How to Hatch Chicks at Home with an Incubator

Learn how to tap trees to make syrup in your backyard

How to Tap Trees and Make Syrup in Your Backyard

20 free seed starting pots from reused and repurposed items

20 Free DIY Seed Starting Pots

Why Did My Bee Hive Die in Winter

How to Test Seeds for Viability and Germination

Beekeeping with kids teaching kids how to be beekeepers children wearing kid sized beekeeping suits and gloves protective gear at the bee hives

Apple Stuffed Wild Roast Duck with Elderberry Sauce

5 tips to safely eat and salvage roadkill meat

How to Safely Eat and Salvage Roadkill meat

How to store carrots in the fridge

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!