Welcome to our homestead!

We are the Lodins and live on 10 beautiful acres in Central Texas. We are deeply passionate about regenerating our land, growing and cooking organic food, raising animals and homeschooling our kiddos.

We created this space to encourage and offer practical knowledge and tools to help you on your homesteading journey, no matter if you are in a city apartment or already established on 50 acres!

RECIPES

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Banana Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies (GF & DF)
Banana Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies (GF & DF)

These banana oat chocolate chip cookies are naturally sweetened with ripe bananas, made with simple pantry ingredients, and can easily be made dairy-free and gluten-free. Best of all, they are incredibly easy and fast to whip up - a treat the whole family will love!

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Marbled Sweet & White Mashed Potatoes (GF & DF)
Marbled Sweet & White Mashed Potatoes (GF & DF)

These gluten-free & dairy-free Marbled Sweet & White Mashed Potatoes combine creamy Yukon Golds with nutrient-packed sweet potatoes for a beautiful, flavorful holiday side dish. Easy to make, naturally delicious, and always a crowd favorite, this recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any cozy family dinner.

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Tapioca Pudding (Dairy & Refined Sugar Free)
Tapioca Pudding (Dairy & Refined Sugar Free)

Delicious Tapioca Pudding, without dairy and refined sugar!

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German Pancakes (Dutch Baby) (GF & DF)
German Pancakes (Dutch Baby) (GF & DF)

Easy, balanced, and delicious breakfast recipe… that takes less than 5 minutes to whip up and put in the oven!

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Meet the mashed potatoes I always get asked to bring back. Marbled Sweet & White Mashed Potatoes — creamy, naturally a little sweet, packed with nutrients, and honestly… kind of stunning on the table. Full recipe is on the blog tod
A simple day, a beautiful view, and two little hearts enjoying God’s creation ☀️ So grateful for the opportunity to homeschool and raise our kiddos in nature. It requires immense sacrifice, but is 100% worth it, without a single doubt.
Hi friends 👋 I’m Jenna - wife, mama to 3 wild + wonderful ginger kiddos, and lover of this simple, beautiful country life we get to live out here on our 10-acre farm in Central Texas 🐓🐾🐝 It’s messy and beautiful and I wouldn’t t
you’ll never guess what happened… We have a massive window in our shower that looks out over this field, and while I’m taking a shower, a huge coyote suddenly appears and starts chasing our chickens 😱 I run out of the shower and
Last 8 years Jenna: “I should do the dishes. The kids need to jump in the shower… ugh crap I left a load of laundry in the washer… did I add vinegar to the grocery list? Do the kids all have the right size cleats for football&hell