Building a life worth passing down
Welcome! I am so glad you’re here! Here you’ll find homemade recipes, life on our family farm, gardening, preserving the harvest, and the everyday moments that make a house feel like home. Whether you’re stopping by for a sourdough recipe or to following along with life on the farm, we hope you’ll stay a while.
Explore the Homestead
Farm Life
Follow along as we raise cattle, work the land, and embrace the changing seasons of life on the family farm.
Gardening
From seed to harvest, follow along as we grow fresh food and learn something new every season.
Homemaking
Creating a home that’s warm, welcoming, and filled with simple traditions.
Recipes
From sourdough to yeast, and all our family favorites, these are the homemade recipes we gather around time and time again.
Preserving
From fresh-picked produce to pantry shelves, we’re preserving the harvest one jar at a time.
The Heart Behind the Homestead
Welcome! We are so glad you’re here!
We’re Sarah and Carson Hartzell-the family behind The Hartzell Homestead. Together we’re building a life rooted in faith, hard work, and the simple joys of home.
Carson is a fourth-generation farmer and taxidermist with a deep love for the land and animals we care for. I’m a sixth-generation farmer, homemaker, cosmetologist, baker, and the one usually behind the camera, in the kitchen, or tending the garden.
Around here you’ll find homemade recipes, preserving the harvest, gardening, life on our family farm, and the everyday moments that remind us a simple life can be a beautiful one.
Our hope is that when you visit The Hartzell Homestead, you’ll leave encouraged to slow down, gather around the table, and build a life worth passing down. We are so glad you’re here!
Fresh from the Homestead
The latest recipes, seasonal projects, and stories from our family farm.
- Farmhouse Dinner Rolls
- Homemade Amish White Bread
- What Harvest Season Really Looks Like for Our Family
- What We’re Preserving this Fall
- Beef to Butterflies
Here at The Hartzell Homestead, we believe the best things in life aren’t rushed. They grow slowly through faithful work, shared meals, changing seasons, and the everyday moments that make a house a home.
We’re building a life faithfully, slowly, and intentionally- a life worth passing down. We hope you’ll join us on the journey.
-Sarah & Carson