Hello Friends!
Hey! I’m Nichole Sheley
Over the past 11 years, I’ve helped thousands of families embrace a more intentional, back-to-basics lifestyle—growing their own food, skipping the grocery store, and living with purpose.
I’ve got plenty of wisdom to share, but let’s start with my Savvy Seed Tracker. It’s the perfect tool to simplify your garden and help you grow MORE with LESS stress this year.
I share practical homesteading skills, from-scratch recipes, and simple heartland wisdom to help you live a slower, more meaningful life. Everything here is rooted in self-sufficiency and seasonal living, from backyard gardens to preservation tips, holiday traditions to DIY projects. Pull up a chair—we’re making the most of every season, one jar, one recipe, and one memory at a time.
My Books
Broken P Ranch Cookbook
100+ rustic, hearty recipes made with fresh ingredients, perfect for bringing the warmth and soul of homestead cooking to your kitchen table.
Old-Fashioned with Intention
What are we leaving behind in our race towards progress? The past holds the key to finding ourselves. Living an old-fashioned with intention life is an awakening, a remembering, a returning to what matters… And it’s available to everyone.
Ready to live a little slower and a whole lot fuller?
Grab your FREE Simple Life Starter Pack.
Grow Timeless Skills
Front Porch Wisdom
Ruminations and reflections on an old-fashioned, on-purpose life.
Tend Your Skills
Whether you’re building your homestead on the prairie or in the suburbs, these tutorials will start you off right!
Grow Your Own Food
Master the art of growing your own veggies, eggs, milk, or meat with these simple tutorials.
Heartland Harvests
Bring the best of wholesome, farmstyle cooking to your kitchen, no matter where you live!
Seasonal Gathers
Holidays are special days that unite people through traditions, celebrations, and cultural or religious meaning.
Farm Life, Funded.
Create your own income streams and build the ultimate self-funding homestead.
Listen to The Homestead Happenings Podcast
We’ve lost touch with the rhythms that once grounded us—trading soil-stained hands for screens, homemade meals for processed convenience, and time-honored skills for shortcuts and apps. But there’s a quiet revival happening, and The Homestead Happenings Podcast is here to guide you back to a life rooted in simplicity. Each week, we dig into the heart of modern homesteading—sharing stories, skills, and seasonal wisdom to help you slow down, reconnect, and build a more intentional, hands-on way of living, no matter where you call home.
SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN HERE
Tools For Your Homestead Journey
Back-to-Basics
Cooking
Self-Sustained
Homestead
Everyday Seasonal
Collective
Canning Made Simple
The Rugged Homestead
