Lemke Homestead

A Homesteading Momma Trying to Learn a Thing or Two

Year: 2024

Garden Update- July

This heatwave has put quite the bump in the road for my garden. At first, i noticed it was just my little flower sprouts that didn’t like it. That I could understand, I started them pretty late. But then I…

Quick and Easy Button Repair

When I got home there was a button on my desk. But not just any button. This was a small button from a man’s shirt. I recognized it from my husbands flannel. One of his thicker flannel shirts. My husband…

$185, Food Stamp, One Income.

Times are tough; you can either spend your time crying about how stressed you are, or you could look for a solution. I decided instead of ‘surviving’, I was going to find ways to use everything I do have to…

Garden Tea

You don’t have space for a compost, or maybe you don’t have the patience. I can relate to both reasonings. I was in a similar predicament until I saw a Facebook video while scrolling my feed. They soaked banana peels…