A beginners guide to homestead living, FREE ebook!
With an overwhelming amount of families seeking to slow down and get back to the basics, I teamed up with 9 talented women, who came together to share their knowledge & homestead living skills. Presenting you with our first edition of the Homestead living e-book!
Including tutorials, recipes and so much more!
Unsure what to send in your partners Seed Exchange package?
I’ve complied a list of some of my favorite products from our amazing seed exchange sponsors that I believe would make a great edition to your partners seed exchange package. These are products I use in my own home + garden and that I know and love!
Home Garden Seeds & Supplies
She’s Rooted Home has teamed up with Harris Seeds once again to bring you another exclusive seed collection! Shop our NEW Fresh Eats & Extender collections or our Salad collection from last year! The Fresh Eats collection includes varieties perfect for your spring garden that can be enjoyed straight from the vine. Included are Red-moon Radish, Deep Purple Carrot, Cheddar Cauliflower, Aspabroc Broccoli and Sugar Sprint Peas.The summer Extender collection works collboratively with the Spring Frresh Eats collection to extend your growing season well into the summer. Included are varieties Aunt Molly’s Organic Ground Cherry, Sweet Aperitif Tomato and Sweet Orange Pepper.
Pre-order the collection for your seed exchange partner or as a treat to yourself. Use the code “TARA25” for FREE shipping on orders over $25!
We Grow Cool Plants
IV Organics is a great source for optimal plant health and nutritional needs. IV Organic has an amazing fertilizer that contains all the macro and micro nutrients needed for healthy, thriving plants. Shop IV Organics fertilizers and IV Organics 3 in 1 plant gaurd tree paint to protect your trees and shrubs from the elements and pests.Our favorite IV Organic products!All Purpose Fertilizer – Premium Blend3-in-1 Plant GuardAutographed Edition: Saving The World
Use code “IVOLOYAL10” for 10% off your entire order!
Hygge Inspired. Planet Obsessed.
The Growing Candle provides small batch, vegan, cruelty-free, less-waste candles that after burnt become beautiful wildflower planters. Each label around The Growing Candle contains seeds embedded into them. Once the wax is gone, fill your container with soil, plant the label (just like any other seed), and grow yourself some flowers! The Growing Candle Hygge (hoo∙gah) – Creating A Feeling Of Being Comfortable + Empowered By Your Surroundings.
The Growing Candle is by far one of my favorite gifts to give! Choose your favorite pot & scent for yourself, seed exchange partner, birthday or just because gift!
Use the code: ShesRooted20 for 20% off.
Hand-Picked Hand-Milked & Handmade.
Down Home Soap Co believes in quality over quantity. There quality begins with the care of there herd, as well as there home-grown flowers. Down Home Soap Co’s soaps are 100% natural – not to mention there labels are plastic-free and 100% recyclable. A few of there soaps also contain labels embedded with wildflower seeds that can be planted at home in your own garden. All-Natural Goats Milk Products Made The Old-Fashioned Way In Wisconsin, USA.
Down Home Soap Co is another one of my favorites shops when shopping for gifts! You will find there soaps and soap dishes in each of our bathrooms as well as our kitchen sink. Our family regularly uses there natural wool sea spongaes, soothing milk bath and heal-all herbal salve.
When shopping Down Home Shop Co use the code “SEEDEXCHANGE” for 10% off!
Organic Microbes
Plant Success Organics Soluble provides a benefical fungas called Mycorrhizae- with Bacteria, Kelp and Humic Acids that enhance plant and root growth. When planting we always add Plant Success Organics Mycorrhizae by mixing with water. It’s easily watered in and will instantly establish beneficial soil microbes.Plant Success Organics Soluble will aid in creating a thriving and diverse soil capable of supporting maximum root and plant growth.
Shop Plant Success Organics GRANULAR and WATER SOLUBLE PRODUCTS! Use the code”rooted” to take 15% off your order!
The White Family Homestead is a family of four doing what they love! From homesteading, DIY projects, to a family owned and operated metal business. Carrying a variety of metal art that is sure to add character & charm to your garden or home. There shop is truly a Mom & Pop shop, and one that I love supporting! White Family Homestead– Designing & creating beautiful quality metal decor for your home or garden.
My favorite garden art piece is there “grab a snack” sign that the kids and I regularly move around the garden to encourage snacking! Use the code “Tara15” for 15% off your order!
Bee You. Bee Kind. Love Jesus.
Lee Co Honey’s mission is to grow bees ethically and naturally in order to provide there community with raw, natural honey straight from there farm to your table. They consider beekeeping and the subsequent honey production to be a renewable and sustainable agribusinesses that are both integral to the communities overall health and well being.Lee Co Honey– from our farm to your table.
Meagan from Lee Co Honey is a true inspiration and light to eveyone who knows her! I truly enjoy following Lee Co Honey on Instagram(In fact Meagans account is one of my top favorites to follow) because she not only shares an abundances of insight and knowledge regarding beekeeping, but she also shines the light & love of Jesus through her platform. Meagan points others to God, builds community & gives thanks to HIM in {all} things. She’s definitely #onetofollow
Shop Lee Co Honey or Adopt a hive and use the code “Shesrootedhome10” for 10% off!
Krista of Harvest Hill Farms is a near & dear friend, of which, I have had the honor of getting to know through social media. Krista is an oil painter, printable maker, lover of seasons & slow mornings. She is incredibly gifted and talented in so many areas. Our kitchen holds some of her stunning pottery & my printer has printed more of her printables than I can count. I admire the way Krista pays attention to even the smallest of details, like wrapping & even adding flower confetti to gifts!Harvest Hill Farm- I love adding confetti to cards ✉️ I think it adds an extra dash of cheer and thoughtfulness 💕
Follow her on Instagram to stay up to date with all of her beautiful new projects & don’t forget to check out her flower confetti recipe!
Be sure to use the code “SHESROOTED” for 15% off her shop!
Purity With Purpose
Ashley of the The Kitchen Garden is a wife, mother, and first time homesteader. “The first thing we built was 6 raised beds to house our kitchen garden -everything we would need or want to use on a daily basis in our home. My long standing interest in essential oils and non-toxic beauty was accelerated living in a place where things flourished; grew beautifully, abundantly, and without chemicals. I was fascinated with the medicinal properties of so many of the vibrant and prolific herbs, flowers, and plants. I began making tinctures, first aid salves, and oils for my skin and face. Things that I have grown organically and infused in clean and pure oils, became the basis for really effective products. It felt empowering to know exactly what I was putting on my family’s skin and ultimately into our bodies.”The Kitchen Garden– Handcrafting clean health + beauty products- small batch, pure ingredients.
I have used The kitchen Garden products in my home for over six months and I have seen tremendous success with Ashley’s hand oil! “These rich oils give overworked hands the nourishmentt they need. Ultra moisturizing, soothing, and sweetly scented with a powerhouse trio of essential oils.” I’m really looking forward to trying her Nourishing Cuticle Cream, especially as the gardening season approaches, so do the dry hands.
Use the code “TARA” for 15% off your order.
Hamama Greens makes growing so easy! No need for growing lights and other seed starting equitment. Simply place your microgreen seed quilt in water and watch them grow, then harvest and enjoy straight from your kitchen counter. No soil required!”Eat your microgreens. YOU’RE WORTH IT!!! We make growing superfood greens fun. Just add water + harvest in a week. Grows indoors, even in low light!”
I regularly enjoy growing Hamama Greens Super Salad Mix in our kitchen to top tacos, soups & salads, pizza and sandwiches for added nutrients!
Just in time for national pizza day, a meat lovers Chicago-style deep dish sourdough pizza, the whole family will be begging you to make every Friday night!
I’ve been on a sourdough kick lately. Trying all the different recipes. Including bread, bagels, coffee cake, chocolate chip cookies, focaccia, you name it. Although it was the focaccia loaf that really stood out to our family! “This would make the perfect deep dish pizza crust.” It reminded me of a short trip I took to Chicago, where I had the opportunity to try real Chicago pizza!
The trip was such a fun experience as I got to meet so many Instagram accounts I followed from the crochet and knitting world. And eat all the Chicago pizza my stomach could hold! Coming home from that trip, I talked a lot about how different the pizza was there, compared to California, but I never even thought to try making it for my family!
That was until we had focaccia! This bread makes the perfect Chicago-style deep dish pizza crust and today I am sharing how I make a Chicago-style sourdough deep dish meat loaves pizza. A copycat recipe of sort or the best representation I can create in my own kitchen to mimic the amazing experience I had in Chicago at Giordano’s.
This recipe makes 2 medium pizzas! Use whatever toppings your family loves. If you’re looking for a Chicago style meat lovers, I added bacon, sausage and pepperoni. I would have added Canadian bacon as well, if I could find it at the store. Be sure to slice your bacon into small stripes and cook fully, along with the sausage before topping your pizza. P.s: I used Jimmy deans regular tubbed breakfast sausage.
Once your dough has risen and is ready to bake, drizzle with olive oil and push your fingers into the dough. Next add your toppings. I like to add a layer of pizza sauce, cheese and toppings, then press it into the dough and create layers upon layers of sauce, cheese and toppings.
Ingredients:
Notes: You could use this recipe for a one pan pizza, but you risk everything overflowing and a very very thick crust.
Directions:
ENJOY! And recreate every Friday night. I know this will definitely become a Friday night tradition for our family!
Photo Credit: Anna Lynch Photography
A simple farmhouse DIY, perfect for hanging beautiful tea towels.
In the past I would crochet the tops of my towels, so that I could hang them on the oven door. This meant I would have to take the time to crochet the tops, every time I bought a new towel. Of course I could just hang the towel through the oven door but it always looked like a mess, as I would quickly try and stuff the towel over then handle while cooking.
I picked twine to make this tea towel holder because of its durability and the fact that it won’t stretch out or fray over time. I also love the simple farmhouse look it adds to the kitchen. This pattern can easily be made in under 15 minutes from start to finish, depending on how fast you crochet.
If your looking to create more DIY projects, check out my Handmade Home Challenge. Helping you challenge your creativity & build a purposeful home!
Challenge your creativity & build a purposeful home with the She’s Rooted Home- Handmade Home Challenge!
After a year (2020) filled with quarantines & cancelled plans, I found it difficult to go out and buy the items I wanted for my home & family. Empty shelves, closed stores, weeks for shipping, and home quarantining after getting sick really challenged my creativity. I had to get creative with what I already had on hand.
I thought I was creating a handmade home, but when I looked around almost everything was store-bought! And I’m not just talking about the supplies that where store-bought. I rely heavily on someone else/stores to supply our home with its daily necessities.
This eye opening year helped me dive a little deeper into my desire to live a more back to the basics lifestyle. How could I supply our home with its daily necessities & rely a little less on the store..
Yes, I understand I still need ingredients and/or supplies from the store, but how could I learn to move away from store-bought products and in return, learn how to make them myself? This doesn’t completely eliminate the need for stores, but helps me buy the supplies our family needs in bulk, while giving me the opportunity to make it myself. Which means I could continually make our household necessities every few months before needing to buy the ingredients again.
I started brainstorming items in my home that I could hand make and swap out of store-bought items. Knowing that I need accountability, I decided to tackle one project at a time, giving myself a month deadline for each one.
This is where the Handmade Home Challenge was birthed. If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you’ve probably discovered I love to build community! What an awesome opportunity to come alongside other women, challenge our creativity and inspire one another to build a handmade home.
This Challenge is designed to be as simple & flexible or intricate & detailed as you’d like. I carefully curated each months challenge to not only encourage you to build a more purposeful home, but to challenge your creativity. Throughout this next year, we will tackle one project a month. This will make creating a handmade home doable, while helping us stay accountable.
Use the hashtag #HandmadeHomeChallenge or #ShesRootedHomeChallenge to share your progress and gain inspiration.