Sow the Land

(Uncensored) Smoking a Whole Kune Pig on a Traeger Smoker

Hey all, this is an uncensored video I made of when we smoked one of our 4 month old Kune Kune pigs. He was born with a hernia and he couldn't be fixed. So, we decided to put him on the smoker. Thanks!

May 17 - Livestream 7pm est.

Livestream Q&A

Hi All,
I will be doing a Live Q&A here for our Patreon members this
Friday May 17 at 7pm est. 

If you have any questions for me you can leave them below!
or send me a message. 

Thank you, see you then! - Jason

Uncensored Beef Butcher (December 2022)

Here is the uncensored version of our very first beef butcher on our homestead.

July - Live Q&A

Hi All!! We will be going Live at 7pm est. today (July 6). Hope to see you then. If you can't make it you can always watch the replay here on my Patreon page. Thanks to everyone who already sent me questions! If you have any specific questions you can leave them below in the comments. I will answer those questions first. Thanks!

Live Q&A

Hi All,
I will be doing a Live Q&A here for our Patreon members on
Thursday July 6th at 7pm est. 

If you have any questions for me you can leave them below!
or send me a message. 

Thank you, see you then! - Jason

My Full Talk at the Pastured Poultry Conference in Texas

Here I am talking about our story starting our homestead and growing meat chickens. Our fears starting and how we eventually overcame them.

Uncensored Harvesting our Grass Fed Beef

This video is the uncensored edit when we processed our last steer. This is real life and how we put meat in our freezer. This is the better video than the one I published on Youtube. 

Thank You!

Hi All, Thank you so much for supporting us through Patreon over the years. I have not been very active here in the last few years but I hope to change that. I am currently updating the site here and plan on stream lining the tiers some. I am planning to be more active here and giving you all more exclusive content from our family homestead. Thank you so much, talk to you soon.

Thanks,
Jason

Curried Pear and Pork Quinoa

Ingredients:

1/2 medium yellow onion, diced

1/2 cup diced celery

1 cup quinoa uncooked

1 large yam or sweet potato, diced

1/2 cup dried cranberries

2 tablespoons butter

2-3 teaspoons curry powder

Salt

2 pears, diced

1 pound ground pork, plain with no seasonings.

Directions:

Rinse quinoa with water. Drain and discard liquid. Place in a pot with 2 cups water or broth. Cover. Reach heat to a low boil for 20 minute...

Pumpkin Breakfast Donuts GF

Gluten Free pumpkin donuts are delicious and and perfect for fall.

Ingredients:

2 cups of gluten free oats

1 can (15 oz) of pumpkin puree

3/4 cup milk

2 Eggs

1/2 cup maple syrup

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

pinch of salt

1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice powder

1/2 cup of chocolate chips

1/2 cup of chopped pumpkin seeds raw, unsalted

Directions:

Prehe...

Chicken Coop Step by Step Plans

Hi friends, Attached are the plans for our chicken coop that I built. See attachment. I will be posting a "how to" YouTube video about this build as well. Just wanted to give this all to you first. thanks! 

Chocolate Zucchini Smoothie

It's hot, you don't want to cook and your garden is bursting with zucchinis.

Make a smoothie!

Here's our favorite smoothie in the summertime and a great way to use up all those zucchini in the garden without growing tired of them.

* Why CHAGA or what is CHAGA? Chaga is a mushroom and a superfood! It's health benefits include high in vitamins and health boosting immunity properties. Chaga is the king of all mushrooms. You can find out where to buy Chaga mushroom in the link a...

Affordable Pesto

Ingredients:

1 cup raw sun flower seeds, unsalted

3 cups basil

2 cups spinach or chard

4 garlic cloves

2/3 cup avocado oil (olive oil works well too)

3/4 teaspoon sea salt

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

Directions: Place all the ingredients into a food processor and puree until smooth. Ready!

I usually freeze mine into little half pint jars.

EASY Girl Scout cookie knock offs

If you have a sweet tooth this month, you might want to give these cookies a try. They are gluten free, dairy free, nut free, and a refined sugar free option!

Ingredients:

1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

1 cup dates

1/4 cup chocolate chips / or cacao nibs or dark chocolate for a refined sugar free option

1 teaspoon coconut oil

Step 1: Toast the coconut flakes on a pan. Careful not to burn! They toast up fast. About 1 minute then stir to get the other side....

Healthy Birthday Cake Frosting!

It's my birthday month and I want to share with you all my frosting recipe. I use this recipe for cakes and cupcakes and top it with shaved coconut. It's sweet but there is no refined sugar. Enjoy this simple recipe. (I usually double this recipe for a cake)

XOXO,

Lorraine

Healthy Frosting

Makes about 1/2 cup

1/2 cup of raw, unsalted cashews

1/4 cup almond milk

2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup

1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

pinch of salt...

DIY (small scale) Chicken Tractor PLANS

Hi Guys, These are FREE plans for a chicken tractor that can hold 10-15 meat chickens. Use these plans along with my "how to" video HERE  to build it. See the attached PDF for the plans! 

thanks,
Jason

Sunshine Broth

With all of these illnesses going around we need some sunshine broth! This broth feels amazing sliding down a sore throat and is just what we long for when we need to warm our bodies. The aroma is savory with notes of garlic, onion and ginger.
Sip on this warm, mineral rich broth throughout the day.

Sunshine Broth Recipe:
1 whole chicken
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
1 tablespoon ground turmeric
1 knob of fresh ginger (size of a thumb)
3 tablespoons of se...

Easy Salad Dressing and a Simple Salad

How many times do you sign up to bring the salad for potlucks and gatherings? Or how often do you crave a salad but you don't like your own homemade salads! haha I know I do both all the time. I love clean salads from  healthy restaurants, but I never want to pay for one when I can just make it at home. Here is an amazingly delicious simple salad recipe and a really easy salad dressing recipe. I'm sure you will have most of these ingredients on hand. 

Spring is just  arou...

The Loaded Oatmeal Bowl with Pear Sauce

Right now our favorite thing to eat for breakfast is oatmeal with pear topping! It’s a loaded bowl with all the right ingredients to make you feel full and satisfied. 

Don’t skimp on the toppings, they help bring the meal all together and adds dimension and texture in your mouth when chewing. Chia Seeds are loaded with Omegas, protein and zinc and they help you feel fuller. Raw pumpkin seeds are a favorite here too, I almost eat them daily. They are really good for cleansing ou...

Sow The Land's Pumpkin Pie

It’s not too late for Pumpkin Pie! Pumpkin Pie is my absolute favorite. I like it cold and I like it hot. I like it for dinner and I like it for breakfast. Just because you eat healthy doesn’t mean that you have to skip out on the pie. We grew so many sugar pie pumpkins this year and we roasted, pureed them and put them into our freezer in 2 cup increments for making pies and all things pumpkin pie spice. You can watch our video for that HERE: 2019-12-08 01:03:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Homemade Nourishing Ramen Soup

Here’s how I made our delicious Ramen soup
Serves 3

Ingredients:
1 tbls Avocado oil
1/2 cup Chopped onion
1/2 tbls fire cider seasoning, if you don’t have any you can just use a curry powder seasoning. (See video recipe for fire cider seasoning: https://youtu.be/LONo5uRgUK4)
2 teaspoons of shredded ginger 2019-11-06 15:12:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Warm Pumpkin Curry

It’s soup weather! And I have been in the kitchen perfecting my new favorite meal to serve my family; pumpkin curry.

It's a simple recipe that we have been enjoying with our abundance of winter squash that we grew in our own garden.

Enjoy this curry over basmati rice or if you are grain free you can try it under salted, oven-roasted chickpeas.

Pumpkin or Butternut Squash Curry

Serves about 3

Half of a large yellow onion or one medium one,...