Hello and welcome,

I’m Justine and I’m so glad you’re here!

I’m a mum of two teens. I am passionate about homeschooling, learning about homesteading, cooking from scratch, living a simple lifestyle, in a cozy little bungalow by the sea in New Zealand.

My husband, Kane, and I live in a 1960’s brick beach house with our two kids, a boy & girl. For the first 15 years of our marriage we lived on the beautiful Northern Beaches of Sydney. We made the leap in 2017 to move to New Zealand for a slower pace of life and the opportunity to buy our first home. We (Kane) have slowly transformed our little old house into a home we have loved. I always dreamt of land with our own food and chickens, cats and dog. I have been learning how to bake bread, garden, preserve, diy most body and cleaning products, renovate, homeschool, and build an online business.

Now I bring all my years of experience to this site to guide you in the same things! Every recipe is tested in my kitchen, and well loved, by my family.

I hope to inspire you to create nourishing meals, natural living diy’s for yourself & your family.