Cookbook Giveaway - The Homestead Kitchen

December 13, 2016·Jenny

Homestead Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Our Hearth to Yours, the debut title from Eve and Eivin Kilcher, is the back-to-nature lover's dream. Beautiful photographs, recipes made with fresh produce, wholesome ingredients along with homesteading tips and stories - make this an all-around great read. You can find out more about this title and try two recipes over at our review post.

We are pleased to offer three copies of Homestead Kitchen to our EYB Members in the U.S. One of the entry options is to answer the following question in the comments section of this blog post:

Does the homesteading life appeal to you?

Please note that you must be logged into the Rafflecopter contest before posting or your entry won't be counted. If you are not already a Member, you can join at no cost. The contest ends at midnight on January 18th, 2017.

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55 comments

cupcakemommyDecember 14, 2016

Well, I love to fantasize about homesteading. I have the vegetable garden and the chickens so I've got a pretty good start going.

susankayDecember 13, 2016

Yes I think this would be fun!

sgumpDecember 13, 2016

Yes--but I'd need help!

SiegalDecember 14, 2016

Yes! I like making my own items

DKennedyDecember 13, 2016

Well, more as an experiment, not a life choice. I also was a big fan of Northern Exposure and the thought of living in rural Alaska has always been a romantic notion for me.

ballenDecember 13, 2016

Perhaps on a part-time basis ...

rchesserDecember 13, 2016

Yes it does appeal to me and has for awhile now. I think I was a homesteader in a previous life. There is still the family homesteading cabin on Chesser Island.

cindymishoDecember 13, 2016

I am really interested to see what this book has to offer, it does appeal to me. "crossing fingers"

edyenicoleDecember 13, 2016

Yes, somehwhat it does.

Missdith34December 13, 2016

Yes!

Lmeyers520December 13, 2016

I would love to have a book like this to add to my collection

dbielickDecember 14, 2016

No - close enough already with our country life. Tired of battling the critters and the elements!

daniellespinato1December 16, 2016

The food aspect of the homesteader life is appealing to me but not much else!

ckbkcollectorDecember 16, 2016

yes

LyndahermanDecember 13, 2016

I'd like to know more about it.

gjelizabethDecember 14, 2016

I'd rather be inspired by others' adventures than homestead myself, but it does exert a pretty strong attraction!

TeruskaDecember 15, 2016

We enjoy being able to take care of ourselves by gardening, canning, freezing, fermenting, baking. I cure our own bacon, hams. We make our own sausages.

lhudsonDecember 14, 2016

No...at my age I like the comforts of urban/suburban life. Now if I was 30 years maybe it would appeal to me.

catmommy9December 15, 2016

I'm not sure. I might be too lazy to do it.

mpdeb98December 16, 2016

The type of food appeals to me but the lifestyle does not.

tcjanesDecember 14, 2016

No.

PennyGDecember 14, 2016

No, though some aspects of it appeal to me. Still, the healthy, whole foods approach of the recipes in this book sound very appealing to me!

GrammyBevieDecember 18, 2016

I am ABSOLUTELY interested! Especially when I watch Eve & Eivin doing all of this stuff!!! It is SO impressive, inspiring and you make it look so easy! Not sure I could do it, but would love to try!

bfg67December 17, 2016

yes would like sheep!

MariarosaDecember 16, 2016

The independence aspect of homesteading appeals to me but the amount of work required does not :)

laureljeanDecember 18, 2016

Only certain parts, I'm afraid. I'd love to be able to get up in the a.m. to the sounds of nature, instead of the city. I'd love to grow and preserve my own food. I'd love to have a pantry stocked of jars of things only I have made. But I think that's as far as I could go.

infotropDecember 22, 2016

It's appealing but also seems challenging to manage if you are also working (for pay) fulltime.

sarahawkerDecember 19, 2016

In some aspects, but I"m not sure it would "full time".

t.tDecember 17, 2016

It's my husband's dream, and there are aspects of it that I like, but I don't know if I have enough skills to survive full-time on a homestead...

DeneenmDecember 19, 2016

I'm not sure really - maybe incorporate some aspects into my current lifestyle

Dmartin997December 22, 2016

Am interested in healthy and clean food. Would love to grow our food.

KatiefayhutsonDecember 19, 2016

Yes!

pandapotamusDecember 21, 2016

yes!

annieskiDecember 17, 2016

No.
Although it's easy to romanticize the idea.....

cocecitycookDecember 17, 2016

Homesteading is hard work but I love it!

lovelily1001December 31, 2016

i love the idea of homesteading, but it is more of a vacation for the imagination. that means reading about it is perfect!

pwsnookDecember 26, 2016

It's appealing in concept, but I don't think I'm cut out for that kind of physical labor!

muddypuppy2December 31, 2016

No, I did the "Green Acres" thing in Michigan for 7 years. I just like collecting cookbooks.

lgroomJanuary 3, 2017

I've tried a lot of it. Love to garden and preserve.

smccandlessDecember 22, 2016

I say "yes"!

megganDecember 29, 2016

Sometimes it does - when I am not feeling lazy!

auntietinaDecember 26, 2016

I lived in rural Northern California for 12 years, where our nearest Home Depot/McDonalds, etc was 1.5 hours away. That was as close to homesteading as I ever want to get.

ravensfanJanuary 4, 2017

It appeals a little bit.

djoh437938December 31, 2016

yeah back to nature

JanSchollDecember 31, 2016

As long as I can continue my current life of honoring animals, yes. But I would only be able to live alone.

homeeccentricJanuary 2, 2017

I would love to homestead someday. Right now I'll stick to my tiny backyard garden.

percussion03January 1, 2017

The modern version of it, anyway. We have chickens, guineas, and bees so far, and are learning how to garden in the woods, mostly with fruits, berries, and (hopefully) mushrooms.

AliceJJanuary 14, 2017

Yes. I know it gets romanticized, and the hard work is minimized, but still I am very interested.

dmassJanuary 4, 2017

I dream of homesteading and grow a lot of the food we eat. I would love to read and learn how real homesteaders use their bounty.

alirovJanuary 9, 2017

It appeals to me a little bit but I don't think I could do it full time.

lebarron2001January 9, 2017

I'm not sure the lifestyle appeals to me but the recipes sure do !

lils74January 5, 2017

Absolutely; I already make jams, mustards and preserves but would love to learn and do more.

ninaarahgnisJanuary 11, 2017

Yes, completely!

amandacooksJanuary 17, 2017

Possibly. I like the idea of doing more with less, but full-on homesteading would be a lot of work.

allthatsleftarethecrumbsJanuary 17, 2017

I would love to have a big garden, but I know that there is so much more to homesteading than just that.