What do you give the woman who lives a simple life?
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1. One thing I really appreciate in the winter is a tank de-icer (affiliate link) that keeps the horses' water trough from freezing. Breaking ice with a sledge hammer is not my idea of fun. I refill the dogs' and chickens' waterers from this tank as well. There are several types of heaters and de-icers, so be sure to get the right kind. My Rubbermaid water trough requires a caged tank de-icer.
2. A bucket of wheat berries and a grain mill such as the Wonder Junior Deluxe Grain Mill. A grain mill gives you control over the quality of the food your family eats as well as boosting your preparedness and self-sufficiency.
3. A mortar and pestle (affiliate link) is handy to grind herbs and spices. I also use mine to grind my Himalayan pink salt into a finer consistency.
4. I love my Sloggers (affiliate link), a brand of low-top rubber shoes. I wear mine in the garden and the barnyard, and in all weather except deep snow, but they do make boots as well as shoes. Sloggers come in many colors and patterns, and are so easy to rinse off with a garden hose. Mine are two years old and are still in excellent condition (although a bit dusty), unlike the cheap rubber boots I used to buy that never lasted through the winter. How about some warm winter socks to go with these?
5. A mushroom log (affiliate link) to grow mushrooms at home. Add a book such as The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms.
6. Learn how to grow a more-productive garden all year round with books such as Four Season Harvest (affiliate link) by Eliot Coleman, The Year Round Vegetable Gardener (affiliate link) by Niki Jabbour, or Saving Seeds: The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds (affiliate link) by Marc Rogers.
7. And for the produce from that year-round garden, a food dehydrator will preserve the garden's bounty. I use the L'Equip (affiliate link) and love it. Another excellent brand is the Excalibur (affiliate link).

8. Woolen dryer balls from Sandra at Clearwater Farm, one of our weekly Our Simple Homestead blog hop co-hosts. Woolen dryer balls are a natural alternative to using chemical-laden dryer sheets.
10. Here are the stocking stuffer ideas I promised you:
-- Print out her favorite verse of Scripture in a fancy font on pretty paper (or by hand if you can do calligraphy) and frame it.
-- A jar of natural udder balm for her goats or cow. Need a recipe so you can make it yourself? Here's one from the Prairie Homestead.
What's your idea of a perfect homestead gift? I hope you'll leave a comment and share a gift you'd love to receive.
You might also enjoy:
Gift Ideas from the Homestead
10 Gifts for the Homestead Woman
The Third Annual Gift Guide for the Homestead Woman
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Great ideas! We need to look into a de-icer for sure.
ReplyDeleteJamie, that tank de-icer is a real miracle! You'd love it.
DeleteGreat list Kathi!
ReplyDeleteThank you for adding our dryer balls :)
You're welcome, Sandra. They are a great product. I love the natural colors.
DeleteGreat list of gift ideas for the homesteader. I have a canner on my wish list too! I also want clotheslines that are on the pulley like thing and a water filtration system.
ReplyDeleteMiss Nifty Thrifty, we had a pulley-type clothesline at a former home. I loved it!
DeleteGreat ideas! Thank you for sharing at the Homestead Blog Hop!!
ReplyDeleteGreat list of ideas! We recently bought a de-icer...soooo looking forward to using it this winter ;-)
ReplyDelete~Lori
Lori, you will love your de-icer. What a wonderful invention!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping for a critter cam so I can find out who is attacking my garden and visiting my cabin home at night. - Margy
ReplyDeleteMargy, that'd be the perfect gift for you. I'm sorry you're having a situation that requires this though. Thank you for adding to our list.
DeleteMargy, that'd be the perfect gift for you. I'm sorry you're having a situation that requires this though. Thank you for adding to our list.
DeleteGreat gift ideas! Thanks for sharing at My Flagstaff Home!
ReplyDeleteJennifer
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Jennifer.
DeleteGreat list! I would like to get an Excalibur dehydrator. Our off brand dehydrator isn't quite cutting it for me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing on the Homestead Blog Hop.
I hope you find an Excalibur under your tree, Bonnie.
ReplyDeleteSloggers! That is on my list this year! Thank you for sharing over at Country Fair Blog Party! Jan @ tip Garden
ReplyDeleteYou'll love them, Jan!
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