Small House Hemp Seed oil has been named a finalist in the Good Food Awards!  This is a national award based out of California.  We are honored and humbled to be chosen by a panel that blind tested over 2000 entries. Congratulations to the 2017 Good Food Awards...

I made some delectable soup the other day that I need to share!   Disclaimer:  I will not be giving you a recipe with specific numbers or exact quantities of certain ingredients.  I don't cook like that.  I cook like an old Grandma would -  things go in the pot by the...

The Sangre potato we were gifted I'm going to start this post by repeating something that I find myself saying and writing quite often.. Small House has allowed me to see and learn so many new things that I never would have even imagined possible.. Its already been an...

Our life here at Small House has given my family opportunities to learn and experience things that I never would have imagined possible. From the most simple, like tapping our maple trees to collect their tasty sap and watching five year old Elijah harvest and eat his...

We use a lot of herbs here at Small House. For our food and drink, our medicine and in a variety of the products that we take to market. And we take a lot of pride in how we choose to source these herbs. If you have ever spoken to me at a market about our salves you...

It seems that January is a month for dreaming. Dreaming of warm weather and all the wonderful things we want to do when it finally returns. The holidays are over and the maple sap won't run for another month or two yet.. its too early to start any seeds, so all we can...

Ever since I was a young boy I've enjoyed picking wintergreen in the woods. The fresh minty smell of the leaves when you break them open, the refreshing flavor of the plump little berries.. plus they're just cool looking little plants. With the bright red and green...

Our latest wild plant gathering adventure stemmed from a chapter in a book I've been reading entitled "A Guide to Nature in Winter" by Donald Stokes. Its a great little book that I was given by our Grandpa Bob in Pennsylvania.. Essentially its a guide to wildflower,...

  The boys and I went to Middleton Farm today and picked a large basket (half bushel) of brussel sprouts! Elijah had a hard time getting them to snap off the stalks, so it was mainly my hands that filled the basket.  Took about half hour, and after I blanch and...

We just premiered a new product last week that we have been using around our house for 2+ years, our Homemade Deodorant.  This product is simple, natural, and still does the job !   We've had great response all ready from our customers!  Please let us know your...

Yesterday Heather and I were lucky enough to attend our first ever homemade food swap, hosted by a group from Lansing called Mid-Mitten Homemade. You can check them out on facebook here. The concept of the swap was pretty simple, but I was blown away at how great of...

Its been a little while since my last post. As everyone knows, this is a very busy time of year. School starts for the kids and the harvest really starts to pick up, which brings with it preservation season. Canning, drying, freezing... jams, tomatoes, pickles,...

One of the vegetables that we grew this year was cabbage. We chose a variety from Baker Creek Seed Company called the Glory of Enkhuizen. It's named after the village in Holland where it was first introduced back in 1899. It is said to an early, excellent keeping...

One of the things I enjoy the most about our life here at Small House is taking the time to learn what all goes into our food. And I don't just mean the ingredients. A lot of the food that is readily available at the super market for hungry consumers to purchase by...

Nettles. Most people are familiar with nettles if only because of its sting. If you haven't experienced nettles' sting, maybe you need to get out more! This common plant can be found most anywhere; roadsides, edges of trails, along river banks, most any place you...

Our first growing season here at Small House couldn't be more exciting.. the thrill of breaking ground on a new garden! We had time last fall to build a few raised beds and set up some low tunnels before the snow hit. And when the cold of winter had us in its grip, we...