Citrus Infused Cleaning Vinegar smells incredible, and it is super easy to make! All that is needed to make this eco-friendly cleaning liquid is a glass jar, citrus peels, and white vinegar! If you are interested in starting down the zero waste journey, an easy way to begin is a compost bin for all the…
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Top 10 Recipes of 2018
Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! Wow, what an incredible year it has been, and I am so excited to see what 2019 brings! I have many plans and ideas brewing, and I am looking forward to sharing them with you in the new year! From new projects, re-formatting the website and making it easier to…
Fifth Anniversary Trip!
This past weekend was my fifth wedding anniversary! I can hardly believe that it has been five whole years, and I am immensely grateful for the five years that I have been able to spend with the love of my life, Jake. We celebrated this milestone by traveling back to the area where we spent…
3 Ways to Rest When You Feel Overwhelmed
If you feel tired in more ways than physical exhaustion or are overwhelmed, please take a minute to read this post! We have all been there, or maybe we live in an overwhelmed, stressed, and tired state every day of our lives. I sincerely hope this post provides some practical ways to apply some new,…
6 Months “No Poo” (Without Shampoo)
6 Months “no poo!” This past January I decided to stop using shampoo to wash my hair, often referred to as the “no poo” method, and now, six months later, my hair is the healthiest it has ever been in my life! However, I have had quite the journey to healthy, clean hair, and the…
Zero Waste Dental Routine
Are you interested in a zero waste dental routine? It is easier than you think! Dental care is an activity that most people do once, if not twice, daily, and often the amount of toxins, chemicals, plastics, and other unpleasant ingredients pass under our radars because it is the “norm” for dental routines. For example,…
3 Things I Learned from 1 Year of Blogging + Top 5 Recipes
Happy one year Blog-iversary! April’s monthly lifestyle post is published today, May 1st, because it has officially been one year since this blog, Shalom Homestead, went live! It is amazing to think that the Shalom Homestead Blog has been active for an entire year, and I am excited for the years to come! With over…
Anti-Inflammatory Dog Food
Fluffie’s Food Jake and I currently feed our little, five pound, purebred Yorkshire Terrier, Fluffie, an anti-inflammatory diet using food made according to the recipe below because she has the beginning stages of arthritis, and I want to keep the inflammation in her joints as minimal as possible. After researching pet nutrition, specifically for Yorkies…
Our Pets Aren’t Vegan
Vegan Pets? I came across an interesting debate among vegans not long after my husband, Jake and I began a vegan lifestyle. The topic made us think hard about how we were caring for our pets, and I believe learning more about this topic taught us how to care for our three fur babies even…
Five Ways to Approach Switching to a Greener, Eco-Friendly Lifestyle
Switching to a greener, eco-friendly lifestyle is becoming increasingly popular because we constantly see information about the good that comes from living in this manner. We hear that health benefits come from eating a plant-based diet, or perhaps, we are shocked by the amount of waste generated daily by the average person. Maybe, we realize…