Natural Art and Homesteading

Harvest Time at Rustic Roots Homestead

by Brandy Searor
Harvest Time at Rustic Roots Homestead
Hello friends, Building this website is going a lot slower than I'd like, but for good reason. It's harvest time at Rustic Roots Farm. I've been...
Posted in Canning, Farm, Food Preservation, Harvest, Homestead, Pickles, Self-sustaining, Vegetables

Tools of the Trade

by Brandy Searor
Tools of the Trade
Whoever said that tools are for boys, didn't know me! I've been using this new Doming Block & Punch Set to form metal. I plan to create ...
Posted in Doming Block, Hammered, Handcrafted, Jewelry, Metal, Metal Work, Soldering, Tools

Watching Nature Through The Ice

by Brandy Searor
Watching Nature Through The Ice
Living on Lake Ontario allows me to witness nature in the most extreme conditions. I'm always in awe at how the animals can still thrive in o...
Posted in Blue Gills, Fish, Fishing, Ice Fishing, Lake Ontario, Nature, New York, Northern Pike, Perch, Pike, Sports

Mining For Herkimer Diamonds

by Brandy Searor
Mining For Herkimer Diamonds
"Herkimer Diamonds" is the name given to the doubly terminated quartz crystals found in Herkimer County, New York and surrounding areas. The Moh...
Posted in Chakras, Crystal, Gems, Healing, Herkimer, Herkimer Diamond, Meditation, Mining, New York, Quartz, Quartz Crystal, Third Eye

Rustic Roots Rabbitry

by Brandy Searor
Rustic Roots Rabbitry
     Raising rabbits has changed my life!  It is hard work, time consuming and a bit messy. Learning the do's and don'ts, proper diet, best ca...
Posted in Bunnies, Compost, Cute, Farm, Farming, Homestead, Homesteading, Journey, Rabbits, Self-sustaining

New Journey

by Brandy Searor
New Journey
Tired of the rat race and working for companies that didn't really care about their employees, I took control of my future. I embraced my destiny b...
Posted in Artist, Homestead, Jobs, Journey, New beginnings, Small Business