Langley Acres

10/15/2026

Getting ready for the spray insulation to be done in the morning!

10/07/2026

I'm sorry, what??!! We haven't even made it past the second week of October!

10/07/2026

Good morning!!

10/05/2026

Bunny time!

10/05/2026

I have to say, I miss my goats, especially Marley! But, not enough to get them again, at least not for a while lol. I've been enjoying not chasing them down and repairing fences.

10/05/2026

10/04/2026

(GIVEAWAY CLOSED)
1.4 MILLION PEOPLE. 😭❤️

If you told me a 15 MONTHS ago that this many people would be here, learning, laughing, canning, baking, preserving, growing food, making things from scratch, and just generally making a beautiful mess alongside me...

I would have NEVER believed you.

And if I told you how much YOU have changed my life, you probably wouldn't believe me either.

So I wanted to celebrate the only way I know how...

WITH A GIANT GIVEAWAY!

FORJARS and I are giving one of you EVERYTHING you need to start your canning journey, PLUS extras!

I cannot WAIT to send this whole thing home with one of you. 🥹

PLUSSSSS!

EVERY SINGLE DAY for the next week, I will randomly choose one person from the entries to win a $50 HOMEMADE MESS GIFT CARD, too!

You could win the BIG giveaway AND you could win THM Merch along the way!

HERE'S HOW TO ENTER:

-MUST be following The Homemade Mess and !
-Like this post

-Share this post

-Comment and tell me about YOUR journey.

Are you brand new and haven't canned a single thing yet?

Have you been preserving food for 5 years?

10 years?

60+ YEARS?!

I have all of you here, and I genuinely want to hear your stories.

Tell me what you've learned, what you preserve, what you're growing, what you're making from scratch, or where you're just getting started.

**without crying**

If I could hug every single one of you personally, I would.

Thank you for being here.

Thank you for trusting me with your kitchens, your questions, your successes, and even your canning fails. 😂

Thank you for letting me make this big, beautiful, messy life with you.

Let's celebrate!

GIVEAWAY ENDS 10/9/2026

no purchase necessary, giveaway eligibility in lower 48 states only

10/04/2026

Bon fire time!! 🔥