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Ol' Jon's Homestead A homestead page covering many subjects. Our small batch products are lovingly made with carefully selected fruits, vegetables and herbs.

Traditional canning practices are used and NO CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES will ever be found in our products.

Been crazy busy the last two weeks with the “normal” job. One thing that has been consistent…Homestead Calm in the eveni...
10/05/2026

Been crazy busy the last two weeks with the “normal” job.
One thing that has been consistent…Homestead Calm in the evenings.
Adding a touch of honey,smooth sleeping comfort.
🌱☕️❤️

First growing season for sage wasn’t phenomenal but it was steady. Few plants died along the way but attribute that to u...
10/03/2026

First growing season for sage wasn’t phenomenal but it was steady. Few plants died along the way but attribute that to unconditioned soil. Now that we’re getting some nutrients from decomposing leaves it’s getting better.

Time for a trimming to get that last bit of root growth for the season and hopefully with plenty of mulch and cover, they’ll winter ok. Hoping the stem cuttings can be rooted in water to get more plants going.
Had around a 50% success rate with that. Doing the right things, it sometimes just won’t produce roots.

You think dried sage from a can has a strong scent, the smell of fresh is a powerful thing. Some don’t care for it but I like it. 🌱❤️

We were gifted a bunch of Habaneros, Cayennes and Serranos. Went and bought some Jalapeños to add to the mix. The first ...
09/26/2026

We were gifted a bunch of Habaneros, Cayennes and Serranos. Went and bought some Jalapeños to add to the mix.
The first jar is our first attempt to do an actual fermented hot sauce. Other than making sure the weight of the peppers and water to salt ratio was correct, no measurements were taken on the pepper quantities and individual weights. Do didn’t care about that for the first try, just wanted a good blend of hot and hot. 🔥🤣
Might add some mango when blending the sauce. Everything I’ve read indicates if you add it to the fermenting peppers, the flavor disappears.
More to come on how that works out…

Second jar is just straight up pickled. They always turn out tasty and zippy.

Got tired of processing peppers but have a healthy amount of Habaneros left I’ll chop and vacuum pack for…Habanero Peach Preserves. Didn’t like the peaches I saw today. Nice size and color but hard as a rock.
Soon…🍑🌶️🔥❤️

Haven’t mentioned it in a minute but the blending for the new immunity boost tea is still in progress. It’s taken a few ...
09/20/2026

Haven’t mentioned it in a minute but the blending for the new immunity boost tea is still in progress. It’s taken a few flavor/ingredient shifts.

The latest upcoming test to be tried this evening, fresh dried lemon zest.
Had tried a little fresh zest and liked the flavor addition.
We shall see…🌱☕️❤️

It’s not much but got a little done on the donkey shed expansion this morning. Another 4x4 set and some supports for the...
09/19/2026

It’s not much but got a little done on the donkey shed expansion this morning. Another 4x4 set and some supports for the metal siding on posts that had cured.
One day at a time…
💪🏻🔨

Finally walked the county road fence and got the”Do Not Trespass” purple painted on posts within the prescribed legal di...
09/18/2026

Finally walked the county road fence and got the”Do Not Trespass” purple painted on posts within the prescribed legal distance.
Cash seems to be telling me he’s the first layer of defense. 🤣

When testing a new tea, we go to great lengths for freshness. Still playing with the upcoming elderberry tea blend and w...
09/13/2026

When testing a new tea, we go to great lengths for freshness. Still playing with the upcoming elderberry tea blend and wanted to try a bit of fresh dried lemon zest in it. That’ll take a minute to dry…

Still stress testing the current blend of elderberry, ginger and cinnamon. The ginger is really light and almost can’t tell it’s there, with the value added still there.
Just brewed a cup to cool and will pour it into my big outdoor cup with sweet sun tea. Squeezed the lemon wedges in that I zested so will get a little indicator of what the flavor will lean towards.
Should be a nice boost for lawn mowing breaks.
🌱❤️

First trial batch. We took the dried rosemary leaves that had been soaked in jojoba for our rosemary oil, pulverized the...
09/13/2026

First trial batch.
We took the dried rosemary leaves that had been soaked in jojoba for our rosemary oil, pulverized them, added coconut oil and sugar.
That’s it.

A natural foot scrub that will exfoliate and should leave the tootsies soft.

The visual/texture makes me think it needs something like a little beeswax to thicken it a little. There’s no doubt we’ll get unbiased feedback from the ladies of the house. 🌱❤️

Liquid gold. Our rosemary grown at the farm, naturally dried, immersed in 100% cold pressed organic jojoba oil for 6 wee...
09/12/2026

Liquid gold.
Our rosemary grown at the farm, naturally dried, immersed in 100% cold pressed organic jojoba oil for 6 weeks.
That means all of the benefits to skin, scalp and hair are retained in a way that a commercial heating process simply cannot replicate.
Wonderful subtle rosemary aroma.

What next?
Beyond letting the remaining rosemary slowly drip out the remaining drops of healing gold…
-Winter skin healing salve (need to source some beeswax)
-A few bottles of rosemary oil scalp treatment

Update:
Didn’t want to just throw away the rosemary leaves after pouring off the oil. A quick bit of research revealed that pulverizing the leaves with epsom salt or sugar, etc., creates a wonderful exfoliating scrub.
Not something I need 🤣 but, the ladies were an immediate yes.
Should have plenty from this batch so there will be a jar or two available when we do that.
Speak up now on the scrub ladies since that will go fast and we probably won’t have another batch until next year.

Update to the update: 🤣
The consensus was reached that it will be a sugar based scrub. 🌱❤️

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