By Jenny Barnett Winter isn’t just a season, it’s a calling. One that whispers, slow down. For the homesteader, the pace of summer with its weeding, canning, milking, and chasing light begins to wane. And in its place, a softer… Continue reading

By Jenny Barnett When the world outside grows silent with frost and snow, the table becomes our hearth. In winter, we gather not just for nourishment but for comfort — for the warmth of hands wrapped around a mug, for… Continue reading

By Jenny Barnett When the snow settles deep and the days grow dim, we don’t reach for trends, we reach for tradition. There’s something sacred about winter food: warm, weighty, slow to prepare and slow to eat. These are the… Continue reading

By Jenny Barnett The cold settles in, and with it, comes cracked knuckles, chapped lips, dry heels, and a quiet ache behind every dish washed in hot water. Winter in a working homestead home isn’t gentle, but your skincare can… Continue reading

By Jenny Barnett As the wind turns sharper and the nights stretch longer, there’s nothing more grounding than a bedroom that knows the season. A winter-ready bedroom isn’t just warm, it’s layered with intentional comfort: the weight of wool on… Continue reading

By Jenny Barnett As the snow settles into the fields and the sun tucks in early, the season calls for one thing above all: warmth that lasts. But not just any warmth. Warmth that breathes, insulates, and tells a story… Continue reading

By Jenny Barnett The woodstove is crackling.There’s broth simmering on the back burner.And right next to the pantry jars and dried herbs… is a little shelf I call the remedy nook. Because once the frost settles in, our bodies ask… Continue reading

by Jenny Barnett Out the window, the last leaves spiral down.Branches go bare.The garden is quiet.And inside, I turn to the pantry. Not out of panic, but of practice. There’s a comfort in knowing your shelves are full when the… Continue reading

by Jenny Barnett There’s a moment in late October when the chill finally lingers. You step in from doing chores or picking the last of the garden, and you realize the cold has settled in your bones. That’s when it’s… Continue reading

by Jenny Barnett By late October, the color’s gone quiet.Leaves crunch underfoot, the sky hangs low, and every creature (human and wild) begins to turn inward. This is my favorite time to bring the outside in.Not with plastic pumpkins or… Continue reading