Apple Butter by Brazen Bounty Hey there, friends! So, picture this: I’m staring at a bag of apples on my kitchen counter, a sweet gift from my neighbor after I helped her rake up the leaves from her driveway. For a moment I felt like Agatha Christie’s character Ariande Oliver, apples everywhere, and my…
Chicken Math is Real! Brazen Bounty Homestead learned first hand just how real Chicken Math truly is. What started out as a fun little purchase of a handful of cute chicks has led to an empire, or henpire, if you will or even if you won’t. One of the straight-run chicks in the first…
Meet the Birds Nikki over at the Brazen Bounty Homestead introduces her first flock. Meet the Queens of the Roost! Brazen Bounty Homestead is now at their 4th generation of hens – starting from these ladies right here! Fresh eggs are aplenty at the Homestead nowadays, but back then it was all a learning…
Weekly Meal Prep: Carnivore Style Out here at the Brazen Branson homestead, Sunday afternoons after church are for firing up the smoker and setting the week right. The air’s got that crisp autumn snap, scented with pine and the faint whiff of woodsmoke from neighboring cabins, and I’m already dreaming of the carnivore feast…
Redneck Theraflu by Brazen Bounty Oh, friends, as the leaves turn to fire-kissed gold here in the Ozarks, there’s a chill in the air that sneaks in like an uninvited guest at a barn dance. The wind rattles the sassafras branches outside my window, carrying the promise of frosty mornings and that first tickle…
Brambleberry Jam by Brazen Bounty As an introvert, I find my heart out in the woods where the only chatter is the rustle of sassafras trees and the trill of a distant woodpecker. Trees cover nearly every inch of my 5-acre patch of Ozark farmland, leaving a bare acre or two for crops. My…
Rabbit Poop in the Garden The Brazen Bounty Homestead decided to add rabbits to their collection of critters. Well, now they are inundated with poop. Rabbit poop as far as the eye can see. So they put it in with the soil in the container gardens. lo, and behold. The power of poop! Watch…
Easy Berry Preserves by Brazen Bounty Who doesn’t love a good sale? Especially a BOGO sale. Especially a surprise BOGO sale. Here’s the rule of thumb: “If it can Can, you can BOGO.” In other words, if you can preserve it in a can or jar or turn it into a jam, jelly, or…
Cream of Whatever Soup Mix (Gluten Free) by Brazen Bounty The Brazen Bounty Homestead started off as a fluke. Almost a akin to a double-dog-dare uttered by the cosmos. Against all the odds, the chance proprietor of the Brazen Bounty Homestead found herself behind a laden table at the Branson Farmer’s Market. Familiar faces,…